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East Mersea

Civil Parish in Essex Colchester

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East Mersea

St. Edmund Church, East Mersea <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Mersea" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Mersea">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
St. Edmund Church, East Mersea Credit: PAUL FARMER

East Mersea is a civil parish located on Mersea Island, which is in the county of Essex, England. It is situated in the Blackwater Estuary, about 9 miles southeast of Colchester. The civil parish covers an area of approximately 11.5 square kilometers and has a population of around 1,600 residents.

The island is accessible by a causeway known as The Strood, which is submerged during high tide. East Mersea is predominantly a rural area, with a mix of farmland, marshes, and coastal areas. The village itself is a small and picturesque settlement, with traditional cottages and a village green.

The main attraction in East Mersea is the coastline, which offers stunning views and opportunities for outdoor activities such as walking, birdwatching, and water sports. Cudmore Grove Country Park is a popular spot for visitors, featuring a beach, woodlands, and picnic areas.

The village also has a few amenities, including a primary school, a post office, and a couple of pubs. The surrounding area is known for its oyster beds, and there are several seafood restaurants and stalls where visitors can sample fresh local produce.

East Mersea is a peaceful and charming destination, known for its natural beauty and tranquility. It attracts both residents looking for a quiet countryside lifestyle and tourists seeking a peaceful getaway by the sea.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 51.791123/0.976384 or Grid Reference TM0514. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

St. Edmund Church, East Mersea <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Mersea" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Mersea">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
St. Edmund Church, East Mersea
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Sand Martin Holes It has been a few years since I have seen any <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2380169">TM0614 : Sand Martins</a> nesting in the cliffs at Cudmore Grove country park but 2001 seems to be a good year for them.
Sand Martin Holes
It has been a few years since I have seen any TM0614 : Sand Martins nesting in the cliffs at Cudmore Grove country park but 2001 seems to be a good year for them.
Sand Martins There was quite a flock around these <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2380162">TM0614 : Sand Martin Holes</a>
Sand Martins
There was quite a flock around these TM0614 : Sand Martin Holes
Something to Crow About? Someone sorts out a new flag each year at East Mersea see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/272130">TM0614 : Colne View</a> and <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/219298">TM0614 : Moonscape and Mersea Mud</a>
Something to Crow About?
Someone sorts out a new flag each year at East Mersea see TM0614 : Colne View and TM0614 : Moonscape and Mersea Mud
East Mersea Mudflats Looking across the Colne Estuary towards Colne Point. A few feet from here I found a WW2 relic in the shape of a spent shell case of a 1/2 inch calibre machine gun round. Most probably it was left over from a gun test of a U.S bomber heading for a raid over Europe. However it didn't look like it had been washed by 48,000 tides. Doubtless it had been buried and had recently surfaced again. I got very muddy boots getting to this point!
East Mersea Mudflats
Looking across the Colne Estuary towards Colne Point. A few feet from here I found a WW2 relic in the shape of a spent shell case of a 1/2 inch calibre machine gun round. Most probably it was left over from a gun test of a U.S bomber heading for a raid over Europe. However it didn't look like it had been washed by 48,000 tides. Doubtless it had been buried and had recently surfaced again. I got very muddy boots getting to this point!
Towards Bradwell With the tide on the turn on East Mersea Flats you can see <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/242333">TM0008 : Bradwell Power Station</a> on the horizon
Towards Bradwell
With the tide on the turn on East Mersea Flats you can see TM0008 : Bradwell Power Station on the horizon
Mudflats at East Mersea The last of the mud about to be submerged under the returning tide.
Mudflats at East Mersea
The last of the mud about to be submerged under the returning tide.
Mudflats East Mersea A typical scene of Mersea-on-Mud. Before it was subsumed into Colchester's administration Mersea's political body was Mersea Urban District council {M.U.D}!
Mudflats East Mersea
A typical scene of Mersea-on-Mud. Before it was subsumed into Colchester's administration Mersea's political body was Mersea Urban District council {M.U.D}!
Towards Sandy Point Mud glorious mud on East Mersea Flats.
Towards Sandy Point
Mud glorious mud on East Mersea Flats.
Low Tide on East Mersea Flats It was a VERY muddy business getting to this point. However I have been playing on Mersea mud for a little shy of fifty years and know how to avoid ending up to my knees in the gloop! However my boots are still drying out.
Low Tide on East Mersea Flats
It was a VERY muddy business getting to this point. However I have been playing on Mersea mud for a little shy of fifty years and know how to avoid ending up to my knees in the gloop! However my boots are still drying out.
Gravel strata in cliffs Cliffs at Cudmore Grove Country Park, East Mersea. According to the Essex RIGS Group <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.essexwt.org.uk/geology/sites.htm" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.essexwt.org.uk/geology/sites.htm">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> :The cliffs at Cudmore Grove provide superb exposures of Thames/Medway gravels laid down during the Hoxnian interglacial stage when monkeys, bears and early man lived in Essex.
Gravel strata in cliffs
Cliffs at Cudmore Grove Country Park, East Mersea. According to the Essex RIGS Group LinkExternal link :The cliffs at Cudmore Grove provide superb exposures of Thames/Medway gravels laid down during the Hoxnian interglacial stage when monkeys, bears and early man lived in Essex.
Kites above the pillbox Cudmore Grove is found at the eastern end of Mersea Island next to the Colne estuary. Essex County Council purchased Cudmore Grove, in 1974 to preserve a piece of Essex for people to enjoy. The Country Parks Rangers now manage the land for countryside recreation, wildlife and historical interest. For more information see <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.visitparks.co.uk/placestovisit/cudmorecountrypark.php" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.visitparks.co.uk/placestovisit/cudmorecountrypark.php">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Kites above the pillbox
Cudmore Grove is found at the eastern end of Mersea Island next to the Colne estuary. Essex County Council purchased Cudmore Grove, in 1974 to preserve a piece of Essex for people to enjoy. The Country Parks Rangers now manage the land for countryside recreation, wildlife and historical interest. For more information see LinkExternal link
Path behind the sea wall Cudmore Grove is found at the eastern end of Mersea Island next to the Colne estuary. Essex County Council purchased Cudmore Grove, in 1974 to preserve a piece of Essex for people to enjoy. The Country Parks Rangers now manage the land for countryside recreation, wildlife and historical interest. For more information see <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.visitparks.co.uk/placestovisit/cudmorecountrypark.php" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.visitparks.co.uk/placestovisit/cudmorecountrypark.php">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Path behind the sea wall
Cudmore Grove is found at the eastern end of Mersea Island next to the Colne estuary. Essex County Council purchased Cudmore Grove, in 1974 to preserve a piece of Essex for people to enjoy. The Country Parks Rangers now manage the land for countryside recreation, wildlife and historical interest. For more information see LinkExternal link
Borrow dyke A borrow dyke is created when digging out soil alongside the sea defence and placing it along the edge of the tidal waterside to make the raised seawall known as a "dyke”. The void left by digging out the soil to make the defensive dyke is called a “borrow dyke”. Borrow dykes are often brackish with fresh water from the surrounding area mixing with seawater which seeps through the dyke.
Borrow dyke
A borrow dyke is created when digging out soil alongside the sea defence and placing it along the edge of the tidal waterside to make the raised seawall known as a "dyke”. The void left by digging out the soil to make the defensive dyke is called a “borrow dyke”. Borrow dykes are often brackish with fresh water from the surrounding area mixing with seawater which seeps through the dyke.
Path through the wooded boundary This path, which leads to a bird hide <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3123480" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3123480">Link</a> , runs through a small wooded boundary on the north of Cudmore Grove Country Park.
Path through the wooded boundary
This path, which leads to a bird hide Link , runs through a small wooded boundary on the north of Cudmore Grove Country Park.
View from bird hide Looking past pond towards the beach from the bird hide <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3123480" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3123480">Link</a> .
View from bird hide
Looking past pond towards the beach from the bird hide Link .
Entrance to bird hide You can get to the bird hide from this <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3123474" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3123474">Link</a> path For a view from the hide see <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3123477" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3123477">Link</a>
Entrance to bird hide
You can get to the bird hide from this Link path For a view from the hide see Link
Military Pillbox at Cudmore Grove Country Park
Military Pillbox at Cudmore Grove Country Park
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East Mersea is located at Grid Ref: TM0514 (Lat: 51.791123, Lng: 0.976384)

Administrative County: Essex

District: Colchester

Police Authority: Essex

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