Brightlingsea
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Brightlingsea
- Administrative Port: Lowesoft
- County: Essex
- Population: 8076
Brightlingsea is a coastal town in the county of Essex, England. It is situated at the mouth of the River Colne, on Brightlingsea Creek. Its traditional industries included fishing (Brightlingsea once had a renowned oyster fishery) and shipbuilding, however these have declined significantly. Brightlingsea was for many years twinned with French oyster fishery port Marennes, Charente-Maritime, but the relationship fell into disuse. To the west of the town on the creek is Western Promenade, a popular destination for tourists and those coming from the capital London.[1]
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 1 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 0 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 1 [2] | |
| Governance and organisation | Location of fishermen's organisations | Brightlingsea & District Fishermen's Association | |
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Fishmonger: The Fishmonger, 45 High St, Brightlingsea, Essex, CO7 0AQ | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | John Sait, 45 High Street, Brightlingsea, Essex, CO7 0AQ | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Sophie Lea Charters, Copperas Road, Brightlingsea, Essex, CO7 0AP | |
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | Brightlingsea Museum, 1 Duke Street, Brightlingsea, CO7 0EA | |
| Tourism & Education | Monuments | The Brightlingsea Tiles | |
- Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
- Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels
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