Havengore Island is a low-lying,

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y island in

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. It is bounded by New England Creek to the north, Havengore Creek to the south west, the Middleway to the north west, with the North Sea to the south and east. It is linked by bridges to the mainland and to

New England Island New England Island is an uninhabited island in Essex, England. One road crosses the island, connecting it with bridges to Foulness and to the mainland via Havengore Island. Formerly used as pasture for sheep, the low-lying island is protected ...

, from which the road continues to

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. Its south east coast borders the

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and like its south west shore is protected by

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s. The island has never been heavily populated and now has a few buildings along its single road. Its southern end is

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land. ''

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'' is said to have been used to block one of the channels around the island in its last days.

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Wakering History on Havengore Island
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