Benfleet and Southend Marshes

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Benfleet and Southend Marshes is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Essex, covering 24 km². It is one of 74 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. Only one of the county's SSSIs is larger.

Chalkwell Station is under a kilometre away. Nearby SSSIs include South Thames Estuary and Marshes and Thundersley Great Common.

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