Wallasea Island, Rochford, SS4 2HD

Canewdon is a village situated in the SS4 postal district of Essex, England. The settlement affords wide views of the Crouch estuary, and to its east lies the island of Wallasea, which is popular for sailing and hosts a wetland sanctuary for wildlife. Historically, the island of Foulness is a closed island separated from the mainland by narrow creeks. In the 2001 census, the civil parish had a resident population of 212 living in the settlements of Churchend and Courtsend at the north end of the island; this number fell to 151 by the 2011 Census. By July 2022, the general store and post office in Churchend had been abandoned, and the George and Dragon pub had closed in 2007. The church of St Mary the Virgin closed in May 2010, and in 2019 the Southend Echo reported plans for the church to be converted into a five‑bedroom home.