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  2. West Mersea - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Mersea Island - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. List of museums in Essex - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. City of Colchester - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. List of places of interest in Essex - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. List of places in Essex - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 27 September 2024, at 17:03 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  8. Great and Little Wigborough - Wikipedia

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    Great and Little Wigborough is a civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England, about 6 miles (10 km) from Colchester. The parish includes the villages of Great Wigborough and Little Wigborough and the hamlet of Stafford's Corner on the B1026 road. In 2011 the parish had a population of 246. [1]

  9. Barrow Hill, Essex - Wikipedia

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    It is located on Mersea Island, approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) north-northeast of West Mersea near to where the Strood causeway meets the island. The hamlet is 33 km (21 mi) east-northeast of the county town, Chelmsford. Barrow Hill is in the borough of Colchester and in the parliamentary constituency of Harwich and North Essex.