Osea Island

Osea Island
Osea Island is located in Essex
Osea Island
Osea Island
Location within Essex
OS grid referenceTL913065
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMaldon
Postcode districtCM9
Dialling code01621
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°43′21″N 0°46′16″E / 51.7225°N 0.7711°E / 51.7225; 0.7711

Osea Island (Old English: Ōsgȳþes īeg, "Osyth's island"), formerly also Osey,[1] is an inhabited island in the estuary of the River Blackwater, Essex, East England. It is approximately 380 acres (1.5 km2) in size and is connected to the north bank of the river by a causeway that is covered at high water. The island's population is included in the civil parish of Heybridge.

Northey Island lies about a mile to the west and Mersea Island is about five miles to the northeast. The entire island is owned by music producer Nigel Frieda.[2]

  1. ^ Defoe, D (1772) Tour Through the Eastern Counties of England and London to Land's End, Lulu 2005 Edition P15
  2. ^ Grierson, Jamie (14 March 2016). "Scottish seaplane firm launches London-Essex route". The Guardian.