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Mersea, West, Essex

West Mersea is a small town on Mersea Island, on the Essex coast. Edward the Confessor granted the island to the abbey of St Ouen in Rouen, France in 1046, and the Priory of West Mersea was established. The town is within the council area of Colchester (Essex).

Place Type: Town
Historic County: Essex
Island: Mersea Island
Lat, Long: 51.776015,0.911363
Grid Reference: TM 0094 1260
Civil Parish: West Mersea CP
Council Area: Colchester CA (Essex CA)
Police Area: Essex PA

GBPN ID: 48732
Entry Type: Main Name,Prefix listing (K)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Mersea,_West,_Essex_48732

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