River Crouch

The course of the River Crouch

The River Crouch is a river that flows entirely through the English county of Essex.

The distance of the Navigation between Holliwell Point which is north of Foulness Island and Battlesbridge is 17.5 Miles, i.e. 15.21 Nautical Miles.

Route

The Crouch rises in Little Burstead ^[1]. It runs parallel with the A176 (Noak Hill Road) for approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km) and then follows a generally easterly course, passing by, near or through:

• Crays Hill
• Ramsden Bellhouse
• The centre of Wickford, where it flows along a concrete culvert
• Runwell
• Battlesbridge (the head of the 17½ mile 'River Crouch Navigation')
• North of Hullbridge and south of South Woodham Ferrers
• Between North Fambridge and South Fambridge
• Althorne
• Creeksea
• Burnham-on-Crouch^[2]

The river flows into the North Sea between Holliwell Point (grid reference TR026963) and Foulness Point (TR048954) on its north and south banks respectively.^[3]

A major tributary of the River Crouch is the River Roach.

The River Crouch Conservation Trust

The River Crouch Conservation Trust was set up in July 2009 by a group of concerned local people, mainly fisherman, after a stretch of the river around Memorial Park, Wickford was badly polluted. Its aim is to clear the river of rubbish and to bring the river back to a quality which will benefit all forms of wildlife, from water voles, fish to invertebrates and for the benefit of the public.^[4]

The Crouch Harbour Authority

Harbourmaster's Office

The Crouch Harbour Authority is the statutory harbour and navigation authority for the Rivers Crouch and Roach, controlling both pleasure and commercial use of the rivers. The authority passes bylaws that regulate use of the river and employ staff that enforce the bylaws. They also provide weather forecasts, tide tables and other important sailing information.

The Harbourmaster's Office is on the Quay at Burnham on Crouch.

Gallery

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  Bridgemarsh Island, Burnham, Wallasea, Holliwell Point and Foulness Point can be seen.

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  River Crouch between Canewdon and Althorne

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  Althorne Marina.

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  End of the Navigable Crouch at Battlesbridge

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  River Crouch South West of Battlesbridge.Taken from the Bridge on the A1245 (TQ775942).

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  River Crouch, Wickford. Narrow but quite deep!

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  River Crouch, photo taken over South Woodham Ferrers

See also

• Bridgemarsh Island
• Wallasea Island
• Foulness Island

References

1. ^ River rises from wooded remnant of ancient manor Echo 13 August 2009
2. ^ http://www.essexexplorer.co.uk/rivercrouch.html
3. ^ http://www.burnham.org.uk/rivercrouch.htm
4. ^ River Crouch Conservation Trust

External links

• Burnham-on-Crouch Lifeboat
• Crouch Harbour Authority