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Canvey Island is a low-lying area on the south coast of Essex adjacent to the Thames Estuary. It is separated from the mainland by East Haven Creek and Hadleigh Ray. The name of the island appears to come from the Anglo-Saxon word Coningaege which translates into 'the island of Cana's people'. This name went through many variations including Canaveye, Canefe and Kanaveye before reaching the modern-day spelling. The Island covers an area of 7.12 square miles and has a current population of just over 38,000 people.The earliest traces of human activity on the island are from the discovery of Neolithic axes (c.10,000 - 4,000 BC) and Bronze Age jewellery (c. 4,000 - 2,500 BC). The presence of 'red hills' shows that the island was used for extracting salt from the salt-marshes, and this is thought to date as far back is neolithic times. However, it was during the Roman period that the salt production was at its most prolific. The earliest evidence of human settlement comes from the remains…