Mucking Marshes Landfill
Mucking Marshes landfill was a major landfill site servicing London, close to the hamlet of Mucking, in Thurrock, Essex. Covering hundreds of acres of former gravel quarry, it was one of the largest landfills in Western Europe and had been filled for decades with municipal and commercial waste floated thirty miles down the River Thames in barges to Mucking Wharf.
- Landfill
- Description: former landfill site near London
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Tilbury railway station and Thurrock Thameside Nature Park.
East Tilbury railway station
East Tilbury railway station is on a loop line of the… East Tilbury railway station is situated 1 mile west of Mucking Marshes Landfill.
Thurrock Thameside Nature Park
Thurrock Thameside Nature Park is an Essex Wildlife…
Stanford Warren
Stanford Warren is a 16.6-hectare nature reserve south of Stanford-le-Hope in Essex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Tilbury and Mucking.
East Tilbury
East Tilbury is a community in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England.
Mucking Marshes Landfill
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Latitude
51.48809° or 51° 29′ 17″ north
Longitude
0.43319° or 0° 25′ 60″ east
Open location code
9F32FCQM+67
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=landfill
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Highlights include Mucking Gas 2 Landfill Scheme and Frome Park.
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