Rushley Island Explained

Rushley Island
Image Alt:	A panorama view of Rushley Island
Location:	Essex, England, United Kingdom
Population:	Uninhabited

Rushley Island is a small uninhabited island in Essex, England.^[1] It is the smallest of six islands comprising an archipelago in Essex, and is privately owned. A seawall was first constructed in the 1780s by John Harriott, and the island has been the object of farming activities since then.^{[2] [3]}

The local racehorse trainer and one-time Rushley Island owner, Frank Threadgold, once bred a horse which he named after the island.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Holland, J. . 2007 . Exploring the Islands of England and Wales: including the Channel Islands . Frances Lincoln . 92.
2. Fautley, M. P. B. and Garon, J. H., Essex Coastline: Then and Now (Potton Publishing, 2004),, pp. 168, 190–192. Excerpts available at Google Books.
3. Harriott, John. 24.
4. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Islands-Essex-Ian-Yearsley/dp/0860255093/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510085449&sr=8-1&keywords=islands+of+essex "Islands of Essex"