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Edward the Confessor granted the island to the abbey of St. Ouen in Rouen, France, in 1046, and the Priory of West Mersea was established. West Mersea was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086, at which time it had a population of 84 households. [4] In 1963, the lifeboat station was established next to the West Mersea Yacht Club, one of the ...
Mudflats by West Mersea Harbour. The island lies 9 miles (14 km) south of Colchester and 26 miles (42 km) east of the county town, Chelmsford.It is the most easterly inhabited and publicly accessible island in the United Kingdom [a] [4] and is one of 43 (unbridged) tidal islands which can be accessed on foot or by road from the British mainland. [5]
The City of Colchester is a local government district with city status in Essex, England, named after its main settlement, Colchester.It is, with 194,394 people according to Office of National Statistics estimate for mid 2022, the most populous district in Essex and also includes the towns of West Mersea and Wivenhoe and the surrounding rural areas stretching from Dedham Vale on the Suffolk ...
This is a list of places of interest in the British county of Essex. See List of places in Essex for a list of settlements in Essex. 1 Harlow, 2 Epping Forest, 3 Brentwood, 4 Basildon, 5 Castle Point, 6 Rochford, 7 Maldon, 8 Chelmsford, 9 Uttlesford, 10 Braintree, 11 Colchester, 12 Tendring, 13 Thurrock, 14 Southend-on-Sea.
Mersea Island School, West Mersea; Messing Primary School, Messing; ... Sixth Form College Colchester [71] South Essex College; USP College [72] Independent schools
This list of museums in Essex, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for ...
The University of Essex is a public research university in Essex, England.Established by royal charter in 1965, it is one of the original plate glass universities.The university comprises three campuses in the county, in Southend-on-Sea and Loughton with its primary campus in Wivenhoe Park, Colchester.
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