Osea Island
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| Waters | Blackwater River (Essex) | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 43 '21 " N , 0 ° 46' 16" E | |
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| length | 1.4 km | |
| width | 900 m | |
| surface | 1.5 km² | |
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Osea Island ( Old English Osyth Island , formerly also called Osey ) is an inhabited tidal island in the mouth of the Blackwater River, in Essex , England .
Osea Island is approximately 1.5 km² and is connected to the north bank of the river by a dam that is flooded when the water is high. The island is owned by music producer Nigel Frieda. Before 2004, the island was inhabited by a small community of artists, including the painter Luke Elwes , the photographer Hélène Binet and the philosopher David Papineau .
Osea Island was the site of a torpedo boat base during the First World War . 2,000 sailors were quartered there, mainly in temporary huts that were removed after the war.
Northey Island is about one mile to the west.
Trivia
The road to the island became the backdrop in the horror film The Woman in Black .