CANVEY ISLAND
E912078
Canvey Island is a reclaimed island in the Thames Estuary in Essex, England, known as a residential and seaside community with significant flood defenses and coastal amenities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canvey Island | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil parish
ⓘ
reclaimed island ⓘ seaside resort ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
East Haven Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hadleigh Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Holehaven Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialCounty | Essex ⓘ |
| connectedBy | road bridges to mainland Essex ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| developedAs | holiday resort in 20th century ⓘ |
| electoralConstituency | Castle Point (UK Parliament constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floodEvent | 1953 North Sea flood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Castle Point Borough Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
amusement arcades
ⓘ
beaches ⓘ leisure facilities ⓘ seafront promenade ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
coastal amenities
ⓘ
low-lying ⓘ reclaimed land ⓘ residential community ⓘ seaside community ⓘ significant flood defenses ⓘ |
| hasDialCode | 01268 ⓘ |
| hasFeature | marshland origins ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
flood defenses
ⓘ
sea walls ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
light industry
ⓘ
recreational seafront ⓘ residential housing ⓘ |
| hasPopulationType | primarily urban ⓘ |
| hasPostTown | Canvey Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelief | predominantly flat ⓘ |
| hasTransport | bus services to Benfleet and Southend ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Castle Point district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essex ⓘ SS postcode area NERFINISHED ⓘ SS8 postcode district ⓘ Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Benfleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southend-on-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestRailwayStation | Benfleet railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Sea coastal area
ⓘ
Thames Gateway area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reclamationBegan | 17th century ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | Thames Estuary waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.