What is recorded here
Mersea Island, located in Essex, England, has a history dating back to the Roman period and was an important centre for fishing and trade. It is notable for its role in the development of oyster fishing and as a site of significant archaeological finds.
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Places near here
Bocking HallListed building · 303 yd
Entrance to Mersea Island's ancient burial moundAncient burial place · 1490 yd
Mersea MountArchaeological place · 1490 yd
St. Edmund King and Martyr church, East Mersea, EssexChurch, cross or graveyard · 1505 yd
Coopers BeachBeach · 1.3 mi
Beach Huts in West MerseaBeach · 1.4 mi
Pyfleet and Pewit IslandIsland · 1.4 mi
Cliff StrataCliff or headland · 1.9 mi
Ray IslandIsland · 2.0 mi
Mersea Island MuseumMuseum · 2.0 mi
Rat IslandNature reserve · 2.1 mi
St Peter's WellMemorial · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0