Frog Island, Essex
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Frog Island is an uninhabited island on the north bank of the River Thames in Essex.
Uses
It has the mechanical biological treatment works of the East London Waste Authority.[1] The facility turns 50% of processed waste into refuse-derived fuel, and recovers metals and glass.[2] Now the area is separated by a ditch and forms a slight depression relative to the bank at only 6ft 6 in Above Ordnance Datum however was a more well-defined island at high tide at the mouth of the River Ingrebourne, that rises as the Weald Brook.[3]
Phoenix Wharf on the island has safeguarded wharf status.
See also
References
- Location map: 51°30’11"N, -0°10’53"E
- ↑ 24dash.com - New 'green' era for London's waste as Frog Island opens. 19 April 2007.
- ↑ Havering London Borough Council - Council Members visit Frog Island Waste Management Facility. January 2006.
- ↑ Ordnance Survey map, courtesy of English Heritage