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Potton Island is a sparsely populated island west of Foulness in Essex, England. It is connected to the mainland by a bridge with a traffic light system, and the road leads to Great Wakering.

Unlike some of the other nearby islands which were formerly marshland, Potton Island has been inhabited at least since the Neolithic era. It was home to several arable farms until it flooded in 1884, leading to its temporary abandonment and longer term use as pasture. The island was reclaimed in the 1940s but some time after being acquired by the Ministry of Defence in 1955 it reverted to pasture. It has recently been disclosed (June 2005) that Potton Island was considered by the UK government in the 1980s or 1990s as a potential long term storage site for high level nuclear waste. Local government (Southend-on-Sea Borough Council) subsequently expressed their surprise and concern that they had not been party to any consultation on the matter.

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51°35′N 0°49′E / 51.583°N 0.817°E / 51.583; 0.817

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 '''Potton Island''' is a sparsely populated [[island]] west of [[Foulness]] in [[Essex]], [[England]].  It is connected to the mainland by a bridge with a traffic light system, and the road leads to [[Great Wakering]].
-Unlike some of the other nearby islands which were formerly [[marshland]], Potton Island has been inhabited at least since the [[Neolithic]] era.  It was home to several arable farms until it flooded in [[1884]], leading to its temporary abandonment and longer term use as [[pasture]].  The island was reclaimed in the [[1940s]] but some time after being acquired by the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] in [[1955]] it reverted to pasture. It has recently been disclosed (June 2005) that Potton Island was considered by the UK government in the 1980s or 1990s as a potential long term storage site for high level nuclear waste.  Local government (Southend-on-Sea Borough Council) subsequently expressed their surprise and concern that they had not been party to any consultation on the matter.
+Unlike some of the other nearby islands which were formerly [[marshland]], Potton Island has been inhabited at least since the [[Neolithic]] era.  It was home to several arable farms until it flooded in 1884, leading to its temporary abandonment and longer term use as [[pasture]].  The island was reclaimed in the 1940s but some time after being acquired by the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] in 1955 it reverted to pasture. It has recently been disclosed (June 2005) that Potton Island was considered by the UK government in the 1980s or 1990s as a potential long term storage site for high level nuclear waste.  Local government (Southend-on-Sea Borough Council) subsequently expressed their surprise and concern that they had not been party to any consultation on the matter.
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.r.kirton.btinternet.co.uk/wakeringhistory/wakeringhistory.htm#PottonIsland Wakering History on Potton Island]
 *[http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/123252 A photograph of the island's houses]
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 {{coor title dm|51|35|N|0|49|E|region:GB_type:isle}}
 [[Category:Islands in Essex]]
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