Coryton Power Station
Coryton Power Station is a 732 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine gas-fired power station at Coryton, Thurrock, Essex, UK.Photo: terry joyce, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Power station
- Description: power station in Essex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Coryton Energy Centre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coryton Refinery and Lower Horse.
Coryton Refinery
Photo: terry joyce, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coryton Refinery was an oil refinery in Essex, England, on the estuary of the River Thames 28 miles from central London, between Shell Haven Creek and Hole Haven Creek, which separates Canvey Island from the mainland. Coryton Refinery is situated 2,800 feet east of Coryton Power Station.
Lower Horse
Island
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Horse is a 31.1-acre uninhabited island off the English coast, lying in the Thames Estuary between Canvey Island and Stanford-le-Hope, close to grid reference TQ760828.
Canvey Wick
Nature reserve
Photo: Oneblackline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canvey Wick is a 93.2-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest at the south-west corner of Canvey Island in Essex. It is owned by The Land Trust and 18.5 hectares is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Buglife as a nature reserve, who are working to bring more of the area under management and to improve public access.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fobbing and Corringham.
Fobbing
Village
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fobbing is a village in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It is between Basildon and Corringham, and is also close to Stanford-le-Hope, the latter being its post town. Fobbing is situated 1½ miles northwest of Coryton Power Station.
Corringham
Village
Photo: Rjm at sleepers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corringham is a town in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It lies immediately east of Stanford-le-Hope, its post town, and Corringham is now classed as part of the Stanford-le-Hope built up area by the Office for National Statistics. Corringham is situated 2½ miles west of Coryton Power Station.
South Benfleet
Village
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
South Benfleet is a town in the Castle Point district of Essex, England, 30 miles east of London. It is adjacent to the village of North Benfleet. The Benfleet post town includes South Benfleet, Thundersley, New Thundersley and Hadleigh. South Benfleet is situated 3½ miles northeast of Coryton Power Station.
Coryton Power Station
- Categories: natural gas-fired power station and industry
- Location: Thurrock, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51241° or 51° 30′ 45″ northLongitude
0.50699° or 0° 30′ 25″ eastInception
2002Open location code
9F32GG64+XQOpenStreetMap ID
way 913945639OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q5173812
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Bokmål—“Coryton Power Station” goes by many names.
- German: “Kraftwerk Coryton”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Coryton gasskraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Coryton gasskraftverk”
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