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Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. Extending 1.33 miles (2.14 km) into the Thames Estuary , it is the longest pleasure pier in the world. [ 2 ] The bill to build the new pier, to replace a previous timber jetty , received royal assent as the Southend Pier Act 1829 ( 10 Geo. 4 .
Southend-on-Sea (/ ˌ s aʊ θ ɛ n d ɒ n ˈ s iː / ⓘ), commonly referred to as Southend (/ s aʊ ˈ θ ɛ n d /), is a coastal city and unitary authority area with borough status in south-eastern Essex, England. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary, 40 miles (64 km) east of central London.
The parish was thereafter an urban parish and so had no parish council of its own, being administered directly by Southend-on-Sea Corporation. In 1911 the parish had a population of 3,954. [ 5 ] On 9 November 1913 the parishes within the borough were all abolished to form a single parish covering the same area as the borough.
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Southend-on-Sea Borough Constabulary was created on 1 April 1914, split off from Essex Constabulary, controlled by Southend Corporation. [17] The first Chief Constable was Henry Maurice Kerskake who had previously held the same role at Dewsbury Bourough Police. [ 18 ]