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HORSEY ISLAND, an island in Kirby-le-Soken parish, Essex; in a ramified bay near the Naze, 5½ miles SSW of Harwich. It is 2 miles long, and 1½ broad; communicates by a ford with the mainland; and consists of grazing marsh.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Kirby le Soken Parish Essex Ancient County |
| Place: | Horsey Island |
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