Lower Horse

Lower Horse is an uninhabited island off the English coast, lying in the Thames Estuary between Canvey Island and Stanford-le-Hope, close to grid reference TQ760828. Consisting mainly of marshland it is part of the group of islands (five of which later re-clustered to form Canvey Island) that broke away from the English coastline in the medieval period.

Administratively it is part of Thurrock unitary authority; the border with Essex running between it and Canvey Island.

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Map showing location of Lower Horse

Next island upstream	River Thames	Next island downstream
Frog Island	Lower Horse	Canvey Island

Thurrock

Traditional parishes in Thurrock	Aveley Bulphan Chadwell St Mary Corringham East Tilbury Fobbing Grays Horndon-on-the-Hill Langdon Hills Little Thurrock Mucking Orsett South Ockendon Stanford-le-Hope Stifford West Thurrock West Tilbury

Other places in Thurrock	Baker Street Biggin, Essex Bill Meroy Creek Chafford Gorges Nature Park Chafford Hundred Hangman's Wood High House, Purfleet Lower Horse Mardyke (river) Orsett Heath Purfleet Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve Shell Haven Terrel's Heath Thurrock Thameside Nature Park Tilbury Town

Historic Buildings in Thurrock	Bata Factory Belmont Castle Coalhouse Fort The Dell High House, Purfleet State Cinema Tilbury Fort

Coordinates: 51°31′00″N 0°32′07″E / 51.51670°N 0.53520°E / 51.51670; 0.53520

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Lower Horse

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