Shell Haven
Shell Haven was a port on the north bank of the Thames Estuary at the eastern end of Thurrock, Essex, England and then an oil refinery. The refinery closed in 1999 and the site was purchased by DP World who received planning consent in May 2007 for the new London Gateway deep water container port at the site.Photo: Terryjoyce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
London Gateway
DP World London Gateway is a port within the wider Port of London, on the north bank of the River Thames in Thurrock, Essex.Coryton Power Station
Photo: terry joyce, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coryton Power Station is a 732 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine gas-fired power station at Coryton, Thurrock, Essex, UK.
Mucking Flats and Marshes
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mucking Flats and Marshes is a 311.6 biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Tilbury in Essex. Mucking Flats and Marshes is situated 2½ km west of Shell Haven.
Localities in the Area
Fobbing
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fobbing is a small village and former civil parish in Thurrock, Essex, England, and one of Thurrock's traditional parishes. Fobbing is situated 2½ km north of Shell Haven.
Corringham
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Corringham is a town and former civil parish in the unitary authority area of Thurrock, in the… Corringham is situated 3½ km northwest of Shell Haven.
Mucking
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mucking is a hamlet and former Church of England parish and civil parish adjoining the Thames Estuary in the Thurrock unitary authority area, in southern Essex, England. Mucking is situated 4 km west of Shell Haven.
Shell Haven
- Type: Locality
- Description: former port on the north bank of the Thames Estuary
- Categories: port and oil refinery
- Location: Thurrock, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50682° or 51° 30' 25" northLongitude
0.48992° or 0° 29' 24" eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)United Nations Location Code
GB SHVOpen Location Code
9F32GF4Q+PXGeoNames ID
2638062Wikidata ID
Q125291Shell Haven Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Dutch: Shell Haven
- French: Shell Haven
- German: Shell Haven
- Japanese: シェル・ヘヴン
Other Places Named Shell Haven
Localities in the Area
- Thames HavenHamlet
- CorytonVillage
- Lower Hope PointLocality, 3 km southwest
- StanfordTown, 4½ km west
- CliffeVillage, 5 km south
Landmarks in the Area
- London GatewayPort
- London Gateway ParkPort
- River ThamesStream
- Horseshoes BayBay, 3 km east
- Hole HavenBay, 4 km east
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Shell Haven. Photo: Terryjoyce, CC BY-SA 3.0.