Canvey Island, Essex, England
Canvey Island Mudflats
The Mudflats
The ghost of a Viking haunts the mudflats (pictured above) on the northeast corner of Canvey Island. The Vikings have been connected to a skirmish here with King Alfred’s son, Edward. According to sources, nails in some church doors showed traces of Viking skin - evidence that those caught steeling were flayed upon them!
For more information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.
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Visitor Information
Canvey Island is a reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in Essex, England.
It has an area of 7.12 square miles and is separated from the mainland of south Essex by a network of creeks. Lying only just above sea level it is prone to flooding at exceptional tides, but has nevertheless been inhabited since the Roman invasion of Britain.
Pictured left is Canvey Island mudflats courtesy of Oneblackline. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
