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WALLISEA, an island in Rochford district, Essex; 5½ miles ENE of Rochford. It is bounded, on the N, by the river Crouch,-on other sides, by narrow belts of water; it communicates with the mainland by a causeway; it measures 3½ miles in length, and 1¾ in breadth; it consists chiefly of fertile marsh; and it is divided among the parishes of Canewdon, Eastwood, Paglesham, Great Stambridge, and Little Wakering.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "an island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
Administrative units: | Rochford RegD/PLU Essex AncC |
Place: | Wallasea |
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