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 A Study of the Strood by W.E. Duane. Chapter 2. Page 4.



The Origins of the Island and the Strood



When embarking on an investigation of this sort, it is always difficult to decide on a point at which to commence. Begin at the beginning is always sound advice, so the chosen point will be to try and fid out how the Island began and why it has a causeway instead of a bridge or the ...
Cat1 Mersea-->Strood

A Study of the Strood by W.E. Duane. Chapter 2. Page 4.

The Origins of the Island and the Strood

When embarking on an investigation of this sort, it is always difficult to decide on a point at which to commence. Begin at the beginning is always sound advice, so the chosen point will be to try and fid out how the Island began and why it has a causeway instead of a bridge or the ferry one might expect to find.

The geographical structure of Mersea Island differs from most other Essex coasts; islands in that a good proportion of the land is over fifty feet above sea level and the island has not been formed, in the main, by growth of the marshland from below sea level. Evidence of the island's antiquity is found on consulting a geographical map.

The frontispiece of the Victoria County History of Essex is such a map dated 1903. It shows Mersea predominantly London Clay with patches of overlying glacial gravel and sand, more prominent at the West of the island, on both sides of the Hard. The clay extends to the East end of the island beyond Coopers Beach and stops short of the coast, about level with Mersea Stone. Small patches of glacial gravel ...


Date: 1965      

Image ID SOS_002_001
Category 1 Mersea-->Strood


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