Creeksea

Creeksea
Creeksea
	Path along sea wall from Creeksea towards Burnham
	Creeksea Location within Essex
OS grid reference	TQ927963
Civil parish	Burnham-on-Crouch;
District	Maldon;
Shire county	Essex;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Burnham on Crouch
Postcode district	CM0 8
Dialling code	01621
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Maldon;
	List of places UK England Essex 51°37′59″N 0°46′59″E / 51.633°N 0.783°E

Creeksea is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Burnham-on-Crouch, in the Maldon district, in the county of Essex, England. It is on the Dengie peninsula on the north side of the River Crouch, one mile west of Burnham-on-Crouch. In 1931 the parish had a population of 76.^[1]

History[edit]

Royal Air Force fast rescue boats and a Royal Navy motor torpedo boat flotilla operated from Creeksea during World War II.^{[citation needed]}

Creeksea Place Manor, a large red brick house built c. 1569 by Sir Arthur Harris stands in the village.^[2]

Many variations of Creeksea are found in old documents including Cricksea, Crykseye and Crixsey.^{[citation needed]}

On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with Burnham, part also went to Canewdon.^[3]

Port[edit]

Navigation on the River Crouch at Creeksea is governed by the Crouch Harbour Authority.^[4] There are 2 berths at Creeksea operated by Baltic Wharves,^[5]

Local amenities[edit]

Established in 1957, Creeksea Sailing Club has launching facilities on the River Crouch.^[6] The local public house is the Greyhound. There is a golf course in the village.

Religious sites[edit]

The local church is All Saints, in the Diocese of Chelmsford. The church was built in the 14th century and then rebuilt in 1878.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Population statistics Creeksea AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Burnham on Crouch Online". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
^ "Relationships and changes Creeksea AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Background – crouchharbour.uk". Crouch. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ "Port of Creeksea, U.K." findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
^ "Creeksea Sailing Club". Retrieved 9 November 2008.
^ "Creeksea Church at Burnham on Crouch Online". Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

External links[edit]

Information and photographs of Creeksea
The history of Creeksea Archived 16 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Population statistics Creeksea AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[2] "Burnham on Crouch Online". Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

[3] "Relationships and changes Creeksea AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[cha-1-4] "Background – crouchharbour.uk". Crouch. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[fap-1-5] "Port of Creeksea, U.K." findaport.com. Shipping Guides Ltd. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[6] "Creeksea Sailing Club". Retrieved 9 November 2008.

[7] "Creeksea Church at Burnham on Crouch Online". Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

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v t e The towns and villages of the Maldon district, Essex, England
Towns	Maldon Burnham-on-Crouch
Villages	Althorne Asheldham Bradwell Waterside Bradwell-on-Sea Cold Norton Creeksea Dengie Goldhanger Great Braxted Great Totham Hazeleigh Heybridge Heybridge Basin Langford Latchingdon Little Braxted Little Totham Mayland Maylandsea Mundon North Fambridge Purleigh Snoreham Southminster Steeple Stow Maries St Lawrence Tillingham Tollesbury Tolleshunt D'Arcy Tolleshunt Major Ulting Wickham Bishops Woodham Mortimer Woodham Walter
Maldon is the seat of the Maldon district List of places in Essex