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Pewit Island
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This article is about Pewit Island in Essex. For the island in Hampshire, see Pewit Island (Portsmouth Harbour).
Not to be confused with Pewet Island.
Pewit Island is an uninhabited island at the north of Hamford Water off the coast of the English county of Essex. The nearest town is the port of Harwich along the coast to its north.
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