Saint Mary the Virgin, Foulness Island Saint Mary the Virgin, Foulness Island Saint Mary the Virgin is a parish of the Church of England on Foulness Island, in Essex, England. Before the 15th century, the island of Foulness was divided among several neighbouring parishes. The inhabitants were expected to attend church services in their respective mainland parish churches but in practice this must have been difficult and at times impossible, as in those days there was no bridge linking Foulness to the mainland. In 1407, Lady Joan de Bohun, Countess of Essex, obtained a licence from the Bishop of London to found a chantry of a
Nan'ao County of the county is the island of Nan'ao, which lies 2 – 5 miles off the coast of Guangdong. The county also includes a few minor islands nearby, in particular the Nanpeng Archipelago, a chain of islets located some to the southeast from the Nan'ao Island. The county has a land area of , and a population of 70,000. Nan'ao island lies on the Tropic of Cancer. Nan'ao County Nan'ao County (postal: Namoa; ) is a county in Shantou Prefecture-level city, Guangdong Province, China. Nan'ao Island remained under the control of the Nationalists for a few months after the Communists