Dengie is a peninsula in Essex, England, that once formed a hundred of the same name (sometimes spelled Dengy). Peninsula A peninsula (from Latin paene insula, almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st... A hundred is an administrative division which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller geographical units. ...
The peninsula is formed by the River Crouch to the south, and the Blackwater to the north, both of which are tidal. The western boundary of the hundred ran from North Fambridge to a bit west of Maldon. The eastern part of the peninsula is marshy and forms the Dengie Marshes. The River Blackwater is a river in England. ... See also Malden. ...
Dengie is located on the coast of Essex in eastern England.
It is a large and remote area of tidal mud-flats and saltmarshes at the eastern end of the Dengiepeninsula, between the adjacent Blackwater and Crouch Estuaries.
Dengie is an integral component of the phased Mid-Essex Coast SPA.
There are a large number of listed buildings in the town, including the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club.
Although the town has a population of little over 8000, it is the principal settlement in the wider Dengiepeninsula area (population 20,000) and thus has many features perhaps more suited to larger towns, such as a cinema.
Isolated 20 miles from Chelmsford, the nearest large town (and hospital), the town would be very much in decline if it were not for Burnham-on-Crouch railway station.
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