Canvey Island 1863 Whites directory
CANVEY ISLAND is divided among eight parishes, and has about 110 inhabitants and about 3600 acres of grazing land, on which cattle and sheep are fattened. This marshy island is in the estuary of the river Thames, opposite South Benfleet, Hadleigh, and the port of Leigh, and is separated from the main land by Had- … Read more