19:
142:
64:
in 1955 it reverted to pasture. In June 2005, it was disclosed that Potton Island was considered by John Major's
Conservative government in the 1980s or 1990s as a potential long-term storage site for high-level nuclear waste. Local government (Southend-on-Sea Borough Council) subsequently expressed
183:
103:
56:
era. It was home to several arable farms until it flooded in 1884, leading to its temporary abandonment and longer-term use as
61:
212:
176:
18:
207:
202:
169:
65:
their surprise and concern that they had not been party to any consultation on the matter.
8:
157:
60:. The island was reclaimed in the 1940s but some time after being acquired by the
82:
153:
42:
196:
118:
105:
141:
38:
53:
49:
30:
57:
149:
34:
48:
Unlike some of the other nearby islands which were formerly
52:, Potton Island has been inhabited at least since the
41:with a traffic light system, and the road leads to
194:
37:, England. It is connected to the mainland by a
177:
184:
170:
17:
29:is a sparsely populated island west of
195:
136:
83:"Tory nuclear waste sites revealed"
13:
14:
224:
68:
140:
75:
1:
156:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
10:
229:
135:
22:Potton Island swing bridge
85:. BBC News. 10 June 2005
152:location article is a
23:
213:Essex geography stubs
21:
115: /
62:Ministry of Defence
24:
208:Rochford District
165:
164:
220:
203:Islands of Essex
186:
179:
172:
144:
137:
130:
129:
127:
126:
125:
120:
119:51.583°N 0.817°E
116:
113:
112:
111:
108:
95:
94:
92:
90:
79:
228:
227:
223:
222:
221:
219:
218:
217:
193:
192:
191:
190:
133:
123:
121:
117:
114:
109:
106:
104:
102:
101:
99:
98:
88:
86:
81:
80:
76:
71:
12:
11:
5:
226:
216:
215:
210:
205:
189:
188:
181:
174:
166:
163:
162:
145:
97:
96:
73:
72:
70:
69:External links
67:
43:Great Wakering
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
225:
214:
211:
209:
206:
204:
201:
200:
198:
187:
182:
180:
175:
173:
168:
167:
161:
159:
155:
151:
146:
143:
139:
138:
134:
131:
128:
124:51.583; 0.817
84:
78:
74:
66:
63:
59:
55:
51:
46:
44:
40:
36:
32:
28:
27:Potton Island
20:
16:
158:expanding it
147:
132:
100:
87:. Retrieved
77:
47:
39:swing bridge
26:
25:
15:
122: /
197:Categories
89:11 January
54:Neolithic
50:marshland
31:Foulness
107:51°35′N
58:pasture
110:0°49′E
150:Essex
148:This
35:Essex
154:stub
91:2021
33:in
199::
45:.
185:e
178:t
171:v
160:.
93:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
