Removal Companies : Canvey Island, Essex

Canvey Island is a civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in England. It is separated from the mainland of south Essex by a network of creeks. Lying below sea level it is prone to flooding at exceptional tides, but has nevertheless been inhabited since the Roman invasion of Britain.

Canvey is notable for its relationship to the petrochemical industry. The island was the site of the first delivery in the world of liquefied natural gas by container ship, and later became the subject of an influential assessment on the risks to a population living within the vicinity of petrochemical shipping and storage facilities.

Canvey Island is connected to the mainland in the north west by two roads with bridges; the A130 (Canvey Way), and the B1014 (Canvey Road). Built in 1972, the A130 (Canvey Way) crosses East Haven Creek to Bowers Gifford and joins the London-Southend A13. The two lanes of the A130 are currently the island's primary access route with 25,000 vehicles using the road and bridge per day. The B1014 and Canvey Road Bridge (or Canvey Bridge) crosses Benfleet Creek to South Benfleet, and provides access to the c2c London (Fenchurch Street) to Shoeburyness line via Benfleet railway station.

Postcode areas in Canvey Island : SS8.

Phone Dialling Code : 01268

Population: 37,479 (2001)

Coordinates: (approx)
Latitude: 51.524°N - Longitude: 0.578°E

Local Areas: Basildon, Benfleet, Hockley, Leigh-on-Sea, Rayleigh, Rochester, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea, Stanford-le-Hope, Westcliff-on-Sea, Wickford

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