Old Wharf, Fobbing
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Old Wharf, Fobbing
Image: © Trevor Harris Taken: 2 Dec 2008
At the end of Wharf Lane, Fobbing, this is what one finds today; this part of the former wharf is now essentially a sunken wild garden. Up until the 1930's (or maybe later) Fobbing Creek was navigable from the Thames estuary up to this point. Fobbing had been a substantial fishing village. It was also known as a centre of smuggling, its remote location being a distinct advantage. It was said that the houses in the village had deep cellars for storing contraband. With silting and the development of flood defences, the navigation, the wharf, the fishing and the smuggling have all gone.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.52639
Longitude
0.477495