Did you know that 300,000 year old fossils such as monkey, bear, tusked elephant and bison have been found in the East...
Visit Mersea Island - Local History
wwii decoy bunker in east mersea
A decoy bunker stands in East Mersea to the north east of the island. Purposely built in this deserted area to house...
east mersea witch or innocent girl
In the cemetery of St Edmund’s Church in East Mersea there lies an unusual grave….. The grave of Sarah Wrench has an...
did you know the new seekers had a recording studio in east mersea
The New Seekers are an English pop group formed in 1969, over the years the group had many hits including the famous...
mersea islands only recorded witch
1542 was the year the first English Act against witchcraft was passed & this was quickly repeealed before too much...
did you know about mersea barrow
Just up the East Mersea road as you come onto Mersea Island, is a conspicuous mound on the left. It is thought to be a...
oysterman digs up a bronze age timber track
An oyster fisherman is thought to have stumbled across a 4,000-year-old track once used by the Bronze Age elite of...
do you believe in ghosts have you heard about the roman soldier who walks the strood
During the Roman times, Mersea Island was a Roman outpost and wasn't too far away from the extremely important Roman...
ray island and mysterious tales
Ray Island lies to the right of the Strood as you come across onto the island. The large sandy mound rising out of the...
anglo saxon fish traps and mersea island
What is a coastal fish weir? ‘Were’ is an Anglo Saxon word meaning fish trap. It is an artificial barrier created...
was there ever a railway on mersea island
The early 1900’s was when the golden age of seaside towns was gaining in popularity and the railway made travelling...
there was once a golf club in east mersea
There was once a Golf Club in East Mersea, during the 1930’s a young Walt Disney is rumoured to have played a round of...