Castle Point
Castle Point is a local government district with borough status in south Essex, England, lying around 30 miles (48 km) east of London. The borough comprises the towns of South Benfleet, Hadleigh and Thundersley (where the council is based) on the mainland, and the adjoining Canvey Island in the Thames Estuary, which is connected to the mainland by bridges.
Castle Point | |
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Non-metropolitan district and borough | |
| Borough of Castle Point | |
Thundersley, one of the towns of the borough and its administrative centre | |
Castle Point within Essex | |
| Coordinates: 51.54°N 0.58°E | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| County | Essex |
| Established | 1 April 1974 |
| Admin HQ | Thundersley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Alternative s.31 |
| • MPs | Rebecca Harris (Conservative) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 17.41 sq mi (45.08 km2) |
| Population (2021)2021 Census | |
| • Total | 89,591 |
| • Estimate (2021) | 89,591 |
| • Density | 4,976/sq mi (1,921.2/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
The borough borders the City of Southend-on-Sea to the east, Rochford District to the north, the Borough of Basildon to the west, and the Thurrock unitary authority area to the south-west, across Holehaven Creek.
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