SHOBURY-NORTH and SOUTH, (Essex) by the Thames mouth, opposite to Buoy in the Nore, betw. Wakering and South-Church. The
manor-house of the North-Shobury, which is also called Little-Shobury, and stands near the Ch. was in the R. of Edw. IV.
called West-Hall. The late Tho. Collins of London, vintner, having this estate, left it by will to his wife, who married
Mr. Russel, orange-merchant, and after his death sold it, in 1722, to Mr. Asser of South-Church-Hall. Great or South-
Shobury, whose hall stands also near the Ch. bel. once to the Priory of Prittlewell, and was let in the R. of Hen. VIII.
to William Trend, for 30 years, for 40 l. That K. granted it to Sir Rich. Rich; from whom it came to Daniel E. of
Nottingham, who with his wife, Lady Essex, sold it to the grandfather of Robt. Bristow, Esq; the present Ld. A point of
land runs out into the sea from hence, called Shobury-Ness. It juts out into a nook, called Black-Tail-Point, here being a
great shoal of sand, called the Black-Tail, which runs out near 3 leagues into the sea, due E. and has a mast, or pole,
set up at the end of it by the Trinity-house of London, as a sea-mark. This is called Shoebeacon. From this sand all along
to the mouth of Colchester-Water, the shore is full of sands, and deep channels bet. them so full of fish, that the
Barking smacks are well employed here; and the shore swarms besides with small fisher-boats bel. to the neighbouring
coast, which come in every tide with what they take; and selling the smaller fish in the country, send the best and
largest upon horses, which travel night and day to London. Mr. Camden calls these 2 villages a city; to which the Danes
retired and fortified themselves, when chased from Benfleet.