What is recorded here
Potton Island is a small, low-lying island located in the River Thames near Tilbury in Essex, historically associated with the wider network of tidal islands and marshlands in the Thames Estuary. It is notable for its ecological significance and as a site of archaeological interest, reflecting the region's long history of human settlement and environmental change.
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Places near here
Rushley IslandIsland · 1.0 mi
Chase CottagesListed building · 1.3 mi
The Plough and Sail InnListed building · 1.3 mi
Half Moon ViewpointViewpoint · 1.6 mi
Havengore IslandIsland · 1.7 mi
Barling Magna Wildlife ReserveNature reserve · 2.2 mi
Havengore MaypoleHeritage attraction · 2.6 mi
The BroomwayWalking route · 2.7 mi
Bartonhall GroveForest · 2.7 mi
Boundary StoneMonument or public art · 2.8 mi
Beach east of Burnham Wick sluiceBeach · 3.0 mi
Shipwreck at Burnham on Crouch quayShipwreck · 3.1 miOther information
Photo: David Kemp · CC BY-SA 2.0