SOUTHMINSTER

'Southminster' is a town in the Maldon district of Essex in the East of England on the Dengie peninsula. It lies about three miles north of Burnham-on-Crouch and fifteen miles south-east of Maldon town.
Isolated 20 miles from Chelmsford, the nearest large town, the town would be very much in decline if it were not for Southminster railway station and employment opportunities at the nearby Bradwell Power Station. The station is situated on a single-line branch from Wickford, which was electrified in the 1980s, and provides an hourly service to Shenfield, which in the rush hour continues through to Liverpool Street station in the City of London thus including the town in the London commuter belt.
The town has a couple of primary schools, a small library, a handful of pubs, a police station, a few local businesses such as 'Martins' convenience store, a bakery and a couple of takeaways.

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Nearest places

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Nearest places

★ Maldon

★ Burnham-on-Crouch

External links

★ Southminster - White's Directory of Essex, 1848

★ http://www.dengie.org.uk A local directory containing the history,current life and photographs of Southminster