Pewet Island (the name is sometimes spelt Pewit)
[Coote, Jack H, "East Coast Rivers", 1971 edition, P. 38] lies on the south side of the estuary of the
River Blackwater in the
English county
The counties of England are areas used for different purposes, which include administrative, geographical, cultural and political demarcation. The term "county" is defined in several ways and can apply to similar or the same areas used by each ...
of
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...
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Pewet Island is off the hamlet of
Bradwell Waterside
Bradwell Waterside is a small hamlet in Essex, England. It is located about north-northeast of Southminster and is east from the county town of Chelmsford. The hamlet is in the district of Maldon and the parliamentary constituency of Maldon & ...
. It is notable for the presence of the remains of
Saxon
The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic
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peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...
era timber fishtraps. Although sometimes referred to
It is currently owned by G Isles & Sons, a farming family from
Bradwell Waterside
Bradwell Waterside is a small hamlet in Essex, England. It is located about north-northeast of Southminster and is east from the county town of Chelmsford. The hamlet is in the district of Maldon and the parliamentary constituency of Maldon & ...
.
References
External links
Southampton University photo of a fishtrapEnglish Heritage photo of a fishtrap
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Islands of Essex
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