Thurrock
Thurrock is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Essex, England.
Thurrock is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames immediately east of London and has over 18 miles (29 km) of riverfront including the Port of Tilbury, the principal port for London. Thurrock is within the London commuter belt and is an area of regeneration within the Thames Gateway redevelopment zone. The borough includes the northern ends of the Dartford Crossing.
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Worth seeing in and around Thurrock
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Church of St Mary
The Church of St Mary is a Church of England parish church in Chadwell St Mary, Thurrock, Essex. The church is a Grade I listed building.
3.9 km · historic church in Chadwell St Mary, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02St Giles & All Saints Church, Orsett
St Giles & All Saints Church is a Church of England parish church in Orsett, Essex, England, which is of medieval origin. It is a Grade I listed building.
3.6 km · church in Orsett, Thurrock, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03St James' Church, West Tilbury
The Church of St James is a grade II* listed former parish church in West Tilbury. It is constructed from flint and rubble and was restored by W Benton.
3.4 km · church in West Tilbury, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Mucking Flats and Marshes
Mucking Flats and Marshes is a 311.6 biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Tilbury in Essex. It is part of the Thames Estuary and Marshes Ramsar site.
2.3 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia - 05Grove House Wood
Grove House Wood is a 2.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Stanford-le-Hope in Essex. According to Natural England, it is owned by Thurrock Council and managed by Essex Wildlife Trust but it is not listed on the web site of either body.
1.4 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Thurrock
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 45 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 57 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 61 km
- Stations
- Stanford-le-Hope railway station, 1.6 km · East Tilbury railway station, 1.7 km · Low Street railway station, 3.2 km
- London → Thurrock36 km · quickest by road, 1h 14m · £3.5–5
- London, Essex → Thurrock36 km · quickest by road, 1h 14m · £3.5–5
- Luton, Luton → Thurrock70 km · quickest by road, 1h 38m · £8–11
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Thurrock
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Thurrock. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Thurrock – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Thurrock
Thurrock is 36 km from Islington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Stanford-le-Hopetown in Thurrock, Essex, England1.6 km
- East Tilburyvillage in Essex, England3.9 km
- Orsettvillage in Essex, England, UK3.4 km
- Horndon on the Hillvillage in Thurrock, Essex, England3.1 km
- Chadwell St Maryvillage in Essex, England, UK3.9 km
- West Tilburyvillage in Essex, England, UK2.9 km