Foulness Island Foulness Island Foulness Island () is an island on the east coast of Essex in England, which is separated from the mainland by narrow creeks. In the 2001 census, the usually resident population of the civil parish was 212, living in the settlements of Churchend and Courtsend, at the north end of the island. The population reduced to 151 at the 2011 Census. The island had until recently a general store and post office. The George and Dragon pub in Churchend closed in 2007, while the church closed in May 2010. Foulness Island is predominantly farmland and is protected from
Owey Island school, which closed in 1971; its remains are still there. It had just one teacher in charge of the primary education of all ages, while for their secondary education children had to be sent to the mainland. Owey Island Owey Island ( ) is an island of the Atlantic Ocean belonging to County Donegal, Ireland. The island is around 300 acres (1.2 square kilometres) in area. It lies off the Donegal coast near Kincasslagh. The island's highest hill, Moylemore, is at 102 m. The buildings of the island are located on its southern part, being the northern one rocky and