Canvey Island
Address is taken from a point 2686 yards away.
Canvey Island has a charter dating back to 1782. It is notable for the town hall built in 1888 by George Smith.
Early plans of what would become the River Thames (tidal section below the flood barrier) were drawn up by John Rennie in 1876 but problems with Maidstone Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1835. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Renfrewshire never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The River Thames (tidal section below the flood barrier) was closed in 1955 when Thurrock Tunnel collapsed. "By Handcuff Key and Piling Hook Across The Pennines" by Peter Thomas describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Ipswich Aqueduct.
| Sheerness | 8 miles | |
| Isle of Grain | 6 miles, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Thames - Benfleet Creek Junction | 4 miles, 1½ furlongs | |
| Canvey Island | ||
| Thames - Vange Creek Junction | 1 mile, 6½ furlongs | |
| London Gateway | 4 miles, 7½ furlongs | |
| Coalhouse Point | 8 miles, 6 furlongs | |
| Thames - Thames-Medway Junction | 11 miles, 6¼ furlongs | |
| Gravesend – Tilbury Ferry | 12 miles, 4¾ furlongs | |
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Canvey Island is a civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in Essex, England. It has an area of 7.12 square miles (18.44 km2) and a population of 38,170. It is separated from the mainland of south Essex by a network of creeks. Lying only just above sea level, it is prone to flooding at exceptional tides but has nevertheless been inhabited since the Roman invasion of Britain.
The island was mainly agricultural land until the 20th century, when it became the fastest-growing seaside resort in Britain between 1911 and 1951. The North Sea flood of 1953 devastated the island, killing 58 islanders and leading to the temporary evacuation of the 13,000 residents. Canvey is consequently protected by modern sea defences comprising 2 miles (3.2 km) of concrete sea walls.
Canvey Island is also notable for its relationship to the petrochemical industry. The island was the site of the first delivery in the world of liquefied natural gas by container ship and later became the subject of an influential assessment on the risks to a population living within the vicinity of petrochemical shipping and storage facilities.