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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Shoeburyness like this:
SHOEBURY-FORT, a place in South Shoebury parish, Essex; on Shoebury-Ness, 3¼ miles N by W of the Nore light, and 3½ ESE of Southend r. station. It has barracks for a detachment of royal artillery, a station for artillery practice, and a post-office‡ under Southend. The name Shoebury occurred in the Saxon times, and was then written Schoebirig.
Shoeburyness is now part of SOUTHEND ON SEA Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTHEND ON SEA has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shoeburyness itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shoeburyness, in Southend on Sea and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/130
Date accessed: 16th February 2026
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