Brightlingsea local history - History of Brightlingsea as seen through the census. Fishing, oyster cultivation, barges, maritime memorials and sociological asapects of the town's history.
Brightlingsea is a coastal town in the Tendring district of Essex, roughly between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea, situated at the mouth of the River Colne, on Brightlingsea Creek.