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[[File:Foulness and Potton.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Foulness]] and '''Potton islands''' aerial view]] |
[[File:Foulness and Potton.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Foulness]] and '''Potton islands''' aerial view]] |
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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]] |
'''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]] . |
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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 John Major's Conservative government in the 1980s or 1990s as a potential long term storage site for high level nuclear waste.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4079542.stm ''Tory nuclear waste sites revealed'' (BBC News, June 10 2005)]</ref> 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 John Major's Conservative government in the 1980s or 1990s as a potential long term storage site for high level nuclear waste.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4079542.stm ''Tory nuclear waste sites revealed'' (BBC News, June 10 2005)]</ref> 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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Revision as of 12:06, 28 March 2017
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 John Major's Conservative government in the 1980s or 1990s as a potential long term storage site for high level nuclear waste.[1] 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
Media related to Potton Island at Wikimedia Commons
References
51°35′N 0°49′E / 51.583°N 0.817°E
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