Canvey Island

Canvey Island is a civil parish and reclaimed island within the Thames estuary in Essex, England. It has a place of and a population of 38,170. It is separated from the mainland of south Essex by using a community of creeks. Lying simplest just above sea degree it's far liable to flooding at first rate tides, however has nevertheless been inhabited for the reason that Roman invasion of Britain. The island became specifically agricultural land until the 20th century when it have become the fastest developing seaside resort in Britain among 1911 and 1951.

The North Sea flood of 1953 devastated the island, killing fifty eight islanders and main to the transient evacuation of the 13,000 residents. Canvey is therefore blanketed through modern sea defences comprising 3.2 km of concrete sea partitions. Canvey Island is also incredible for its courting to the petrochemical industry. The island was the web site of the first transport inside the global of liquefied herbal gas by using box deliver, and later became the difficulty of an influential assessment at the dangers to a populace living inside the location of petrochemical shipping and storage centers.

Canvey Island is hooked up to the mainland in the northwest by way of roads with bridges: the A130 Canvey Wa and the B1014 Canvey Road. Built in 1972, the A13 Canvey Way crosses East Haven Creek to Bowers Gifford and joins the London-Southend A13 at Sadler's Farm Roundabout. The lanes of the A130 are currently the island's number one get right of entry to route with 25,000 vehicles using the road and bridge in line with day. The B1014 and Canvey Road Bridge or Canvey Bridge crosses Benfleet Creek to South Benfleet, and gives get entry to to the c2c London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness line via Benfleet railway station.