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Creeksea

Village in Essex, England

Field	Value
country	England
static_image_name	Path along sea wall from Creeksea towards Burnham (geograph 3896259).jpg
static_image_caption	Path along sea wall from Creeksea towards Burnham
coordinates
official_name	Creeksea
civil_parish	Burnham-on-Crouch
shire_district	Maldon
shire_county	Essex
region	East of England
constituency_westminster	Maldon
post_town	Burnham on Crouch
postcode_district	CM0 8
postcode_area	CM
dial_code	01621
os_grid_reference	TQ927963

Creeksea is a village in the civil parish of Burnham-on-Crouch, in the Maldon district of Essex, England. It is on the Dengie peninsula on the north side of the River Crouch, one mile west of Burnham-on-Crouch.

History

Royal Air Force fast rescue boats and a Royal Navy motor torpedo boat flotilla operated from Creeksea during World War II.

Creeksea Place Manor, a large red brick house built c. 1569 by Sir Arthur Harris stands in the village.

Many variations of Creeksea are found in old documents including Cricksea, Crykseye and Crixsey.

Creeksea was an ancient parish in the Dengie Hundred of Essex. The parish was abolished in 1934 and most of its area was absorbed into the parish of Burnham, apart from an uninhabited are of 15 acres which went instead to Canewdon. At the 1931 census (the last before the abolition of the civil parish), Creeksea had a population of 76.

Port

Navigation on the River Crouch at Creeksea is governed by the Crouch Harbour Authority. There are 2 berths at Creeksea operated by Baltic Wharves,

Local amenities

Established in 1957, Creeksea Sailing Club has launching facilities on the River Crouch. The local public house is the Greyhound. There is a golf course in the village.

Religious sites

The local church is All Saints, in the Diocese of Chelmsford. The church was built in the 14th century and then rebuilt in 1878.

References

"Burnham on Crouch Online".
"Relationships and changes Creeksea AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
"Population statistics Creeksea AP/CP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
"Background – crouchharbour.uk". Crouch.
"Port of Creeksea, U.K.". Shipping Guides Ltd.
"Creeksea Sailing Club".
"Creeksea Church at Burnham on Crouch Online".

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