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Explore West Mersea in United Kingdom
West Mersea in the region of England with its 6,943 inhabitants is a town in United Kingdom - some 48 mi or ( 78 km ) North-East of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in West Mersea is now 08:58 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: West Bergholt, Tollesbury, Tillingham, Salcott, and Peterborough. Since you are here already, make sure to check out West Bergholt . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in West Mersea ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Have Mersea!
Camping trip to Mersea Island, Essex. August 2008. ..
Hotspur houseboat Holiday Cottage
Hotspur houseboat Holiday cottage. Outside and upper deck ..
Ferry Summer Charter 2012
Wivenhoe, Fingringhoe and Rowhedge Ferry was charted by 14 men for a trip on the Colne and explorations in darkest Wivenhoe. £70 was raised towards the Ferry organisation and fun was had by all. www.r ..
Mid-Air Shot (Black Ops)
I have no idea what to call this but it's cool :DI hit this online yesterday when I was busy sniping with some friends :) I am on holiday from the 13th to 20th so no uploads next week, sorry! ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Cobmarsh Island
Cobmarsh Island lies off Mersea Island in the English county of Essex. Cobmarsh Island is off the yachting resort of West Mersea and races round it feature in many events.
Located at 51.77 0.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Ray Island
Ray Island is a sandy mound rising out of the saltings close to Mersea Island, Essex, England. It has a shingly foreshore/beach area on its northern side, with a sizeable freshwater pond nearby, and extensive areas of rough grassland. On higher ground, there are blackthorn thickets and some old hawthorns. The southern edge of the island has some natural transition areas of saltmarsh-grassland-scrub.
Located at 51.79 0.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
The Strood
The Strood is a causeway crossing the marshes and the Strood Channel between the coast of Essex in the south east of England and Mersea Island. About half a mile (800 metres) in length, it carries the B1025 Mersea to Colchester road and is the only road access to the island. It is regularly inundated at high tide; local people carry a tide table to avoid being trapped on the wrong side.
Located at 51.80 0.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
1884 Colchester earthquake
The Colchester earthquake, also known as the Great English Earthquake, occurred on the morning of 22 April 1884 at 09:18. It caused considerable damage in Colchester and the surrounding villages in Essex. In terms of overall destruction caused it is certainly the most destructive earthquake to have hit the United Kingdom in at least the last 400 years, since the Dover Straits earthquake of 1580.
Located at 51.82 0.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall
The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex is a Grade I listed building and among the oldest largely intact Christian church buildings in England. It is the 19th oldest building in England and is still in regular use. The building dates from the 7th century.
Located at 51.74 0.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.