Lower Horse

Lower Horse is a uninhabited island off the English coast, lying in the Thames Estuary between Canvey Island and Stanford-le-Hope, close to.

Ownership and size

It is part of Thurrock unitary authority; an internal border of its historical and ceremonial county Essex, namely of the administrative county of Essex is between it and Canvey Island.
Within, smaller than normal marks for a patch of salt [evaporation pond|saltings] feature in the leading map of 1919, which confirms the island's acreage.

Geography

Consisting of permanent marshland with six small internal creeks draining to the north; Lower Horse is part of the group of islands, that broke away from the English coastline in the medieval period.