Map sources for Brightlingsea at grid reference TM087168

Brightlingsea is a coastal town in the Tendring district of Essex, roughly between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea, situated at the mouth of the River Colne, on Brightlingsea Creek. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Tendring is a local government district in Essex, England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Colchester is a town and is the main settlement of the Essex borough of Colchester in the East of England. ... Town - Clacton-on-Sea Location - Essex, England Founded - 1871 Population (1991) - 45,065 Clacton-on-Sea is the largest town on the Tendring Peninsula, in Essex, England. ... There are several rivers named Colne: River Colne, Essex - passing through Colchester River Colne, Hertfordshire - tributary of the River Thames, passing through London Colney and other parts of Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Greater London and Surrey River Colne, West Yorkshire - passing through Huddersfield. ...

Its traditional industries included fishery (with a renowned oyster fishery) and shipbuilding. With the decline of these industries, the town is largely a dormitory town for Colchester, and a popular retirement destination. Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron Crassostrea gigas, Marennes-Oléron, opened The name oyster is used for a number of different groups of mollusks which grow for the most part in marine or brackish water. ... A lobster boat unloading its catch in Ilfracombe harbour, North Devon, England. ... This article or section should be merged with Bedroom community A dormitory town is generally a rural town where a large proportion of its population commute to nearby cities. ...

Brightlingsea is a limb of Sandwich, one of the Cinque Ports. This makes it the only Cinque Port in Essex, funnily enough. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Flag of the Cinque Ports Formally, in Kent and Sussex there are five Head Ports making up the Confederation of the Cinque Ports, often pronounced as the anglicised sink ports, and meaning five ports (cinque in French means five and ports is to be connected to the Italian word porto...

The town retains an active ceremonial connection with the Cinque Ports, electing a Deputy from a guild of Freemen. Wikisource has original text related to this article: Oath of a Freeman // Freeman The term freeman was generally an English or American Colonial expression in Puritan times, which referred to those persons who were not under legal restraint – usually for the payment of an outstanding debt, because of their continual...

The town has an active recreational boating scene. Brightlingsea Sailing Club runs an active competitive sailing program, and has produced many champions at international and olympic level. The Colne Yacht Club caters mainly to cruising members. They have an active cruiser racing fleet. The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... A cruising sailboat anchored in the San Blas Islands, in Panama. ...

Brightlingsea was for many years twinned with French oyster fishery port Marennes, but the relationship fell into disuse.

In the mid 1990s, the port of Brightlingsea was used for the export of live animals for slaughter, leading to a protest campaign dubbed "The Battle of Brightlingsea".

In the centre of the town is Jacob's Hall, the oldest timber-framed building in England. Also in the town centre is Victoria place, where there are lots of shops from Tesco to Spirals, the stationers.

To the West, on the creek is Simon's Western Promenade. It has lines of beach huts, a swimming pool, boating lake and a paddling pool. It is a popular destination for tourists and Londoners. Bateman's Tower, a local landmark by the sea, has recently been renovated by the Colne Yacht Club with help from a Lottery Fund grant, by the local postman.

Brightlingsea cricket club is progressing through the leagues, getting stronger each year, with the players getting better each year, except hindley!!

External links

Wikisource has an original article from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica about:

Brightlingsea

• Brightlingsea Town Website
• Brightlingsea Sailing Club
• Colne Yacht Club
• Brightlingsea Cricket Club
• EasternYachts.com Brightlingsea Internet Yacht Brokerage
• Brightlingsea - White's Directory of Essex, 1848

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