• Skip to content
  • Contact us
  • Add your info
CanveyIsland.org
History & memories of a unique island community
  • Home
  • About Canvey
  • About us
  • History
  • People
  • Places
  • Arts
  • Today
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
You are here: HomenextAbout Canvey

About Canvey

Canvey Island is an Island of some seven square miles lying off the South Coast of Essex in the Thames Estuary. The Island is below sea level with beaches to the south and a population of some 45,000 living behind 14 miles of high sea walls. The motto on Canvey's Coat of Arms 'Ex Mare Dei Gratia' means 'From the sea by the Grace of God'.

  • Canvey Island's Coat of Arms

    Canvey Island's Coat of Arms

  • Captivating Canvey 1974

    Captivating Canvey 1974

  • 'The Story of Canvey Island' told in verse

    'The Story of Canvey Island' told in verse (6)

  • History of Canvey Island 1901

    History of Canvey Island 1901 (13)

  • Myths and Legends

    Myths and Legends (16)

  • The Dutch Connection

    The Dutch Connection (67)

  • Wildlife

    Wildlife (23)

  • Terms of use
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility
  • Admin login
Website by CommunitySites
  • Canvey Island Rotary
Canvey Island Rotary