Castle Point
Castle Point is a local government district with borough status in south Essex, England, lying 30 miles (48 km) east of central London. The borough comprises an area on the mainland and the adjoining Canvey Island in the Thames Estuary, which is connected to the mainland by bridges. The council is based in Thundersley. The borough's other main settlements are Canvey Island, Hadleigh and South Benfleet.
Castle Point | |
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| Borough of Castle Point | |
Thundersley, one of the towns of the borough and its administrative centre | |
Castle Point within Essex | |
| Coordinates: 51.54°N 0.58°E | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| County | Essex |
| Established | 1 April 1974 |
| Admin HQ | Thundersley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Alternative s.31 |
| • MPs | Rebecca Harris (Conservative) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 17.41 sq mi (45.08 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 86,608 |
| • Estimate (2007) | 89,200 |
| • Density | 4,976/sq mi (1,921.2/km2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • White | 96.0% |
| • South Asian | 1.5% |
| • Black | 1.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
The neighbouring districts are Southend-on-Sea, Rochford, Basildon and Thurrock.
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