Naval Base was an installation of the British Royal Navy located at Brightlingsea, Essex, on the East Coast of England. In both wars it was part of the...
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Brightlingsea (/ˈbraɪtlɪŋsi/) is a coastal town and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is situated between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea...
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Brightlingsea railway station was located in Brightlingsea, Essex. It was on the single track branch line of the Wivenhoe and Brightlingsea Railway which...
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Commander-in-Chief, The Nore (redirect from Nore Station)
Flag Officer either a Rear Admiral or Vice Admiral. They included Brightlingsea station, Harwich, Humber, London (not including the Admiralty), Lowestoft...
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the adjacent Clacton-on-Sea Railway on 1 July 1883. The Wivenhoe & Brightlingsea line was absorbed by the GER on 9 June 1893. The line became part of...
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the adjacent Clacton-on-Sea Railway on 1 July 1883. The Wivenhoe & Brightlingsea line was also absorbed by the GER on 9 June 1893. The line later became...
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sent for repair after the Dunkirk evacuation, returning to be stationed at Brightlingsea, due to the demolition of the centre of Clacton Pier for wartime...
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council is based in Clacton-on-Sea, the largest town. Other towns are Brightlingsea, Harwich, Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze. The district borders...
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Port of Ipswich, Ipswich Mistley Harwich International Port, Harwich Brightlingsea Rochford, River Roach, Wallasea Island Port of London (includes Port...
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Sunshine Coast Line (section Stations)
company, the Wivenhoe & Brightlingsea Railway, had been incorporated in 1861 to build a line from Wivenhoe to Brightlingsea, which opened on 17 April...
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exists in the Dovercourt, Parkeston and station neighbourhoods of Harwich itself and south of Brightlingsea whereas the other villages and towns (down...
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lived in Norfolk, England and met at Downham Market, before moving to Brightlingsea in Essex. When they first met, Grace had been touring festivals with...
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Wivenhoe. A few hundred metres east of the station there was a junction for the single-track branch line to Brightlingsea. This branch was opened in April 1866...
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Clacton-on-Sea (section Clacton railway station)
there are several Roman villa sites nearby (e.g. Alresford, Wivenhoe, Brightlingsea). After the Anglo-Saxon migration and the foundation of the kingdom...
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From Point Clear, it is possible to see the now much expanded town of Brightlingsea. Further in the distance, visitors will be able to see Mersea Island...
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lies 3 miles (5 km) east of Wivenhoe and 1.9 miles (3 km) north of Brightlingsea. The striking medieval flint church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene,...
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Albert Memorial Clock in Belfast, Northern Ireland Bateman's Tower in Brightlingsea, Essex, England The great tower of Bridgnorth Castle, in the town of...
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February 2021 in a number of Essex locations, including Alresford, Brightlingsea, North Fambridge and Maldon, as well as across London, including Gordon...
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Maldon East and Heybridge railway station served the town of Maldon and village of Heybridge in Essex, England. It was opened in 1848 by the Maldon, Witham...
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Liverpool Street. The station was the junction for the now defunct line to Brightlingsea (1866–1964). The town is connected by a seasonal foot ferry service...
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Sharon and Deanne, who had been picked up at an unauthorised call at Brightlingsea in Essex. Near the south coast of Cornwall, 8 miles (13 km) east of...
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the Borstal Institution, 1940-46 HMS Helder, Landing craft training, Brightlingsea HMS Helicon, Scapa Flow diversionary anchorage, 1939–40, Arctic convoys...
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was conducted by the two first of class, Arromanches and Antwerp, later stationed at the military port at Marchwood, near Southampton, RCLs were originally...
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to the Flag Creek, a tidal creek which connects with the Colne, near Brightlingsea. The population of the civil parish reduced to 2,253 at the census 2011...
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Thorington railway station (also Thorrington railway station) was a station in Thorrington, Essex on the line (now called the Sunshine Coast Line) from...
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Thames Haven Railway Station is a freight terminal (formerly a passenger station) on the coast of Essex, England. It is the terminus of the goods-only...
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Takeley railway station was a station serving the Hockerill area of Takeley in Bishop's Stortford, England. The station was 5 miles 11 chains (8.27 km)...
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Sible and Castle Hedingham railway station was a station in Sible Hedingham, Essex. It was 59 miles 56 chains (96.08 km) from London Liverpool Street...
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Saffron Walden railway station served the town of Saffron Walden, Essex, between 1865 and 1964. The station was 43 miles 43 chains (70.07 km) from London...
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and Abberton. A foot ferry runs from East Mersea to Point Clear and Brightlingsea on the other side of the Colne estuary, including a scheduled service...
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