West Thurrock is an area of Thurrock, Essex, England, located 17.5 miles (28.1 km) east south-east of Charing Cross, London.
It is the location of the Lakeside Shopping Centre.
Industry along the Thames includes a Unilever chilled distribution center for all its chilled food products (Flora, Bertolli, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Stork, Peperami and AdeZ), Procter and Gamble plant manufacturing detergents. The large coal-burning West Thurrock Power Station closed in 1993. The 190 metre tall electricity pylons of 380kV Thames Crossing, the tallest electricity pylons in UK, remain. Just upstream of the pylons the tunnel of High Speed 1 passes under the Thames.
Nearest places:
Aveley
Chafford Hundred
Grays
South Ockendon
Nearest stations:
Chafford Hundred railway station
Grays railway station
Purfleet railway station
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v • d • eCeremonial county of Essex
County town: Chelmsford
Unitary authorities
Southend-on-Sea • Thurrock
Boroughs and districts
Basildon • Braintree • Brentwood • Castle Point • Chelmsford • Colchester • Epping Forest • Harlow • Maldon • Rochford • Tendring • Uttlesford
Towns
Abridge • Basildon • Billericay • Braintree • Brentwood • Brightlingsea • Buckhurst Hill • Burnham-on-Crouch • Canvey Island • Chelmsford • Chigwell • Chipping Ongar • Clacton-on-Sea • Coggeshall • Colchester • Corringham • Dovercourt • Eastwood • Epping • Frinton-on-Sea • Grays • Great Dunmow • Hadleigh • Halstead • Harlow • Harwich • Laindon • Langdon Hills • Loughton • Maldon • Manningtree • Parkeston • Prittlewell • Rayleigh • Rochford • Saffron Walden • Shoeburyness • South Benfleet • Southend-on-Sea • Southminster • South Woodham Ferrers • Stanford-le-Hope • Thaxted • Tilbury • Waltham Abbey • Walton-on-the-Naze • Westcliff-on-Sea • West Mersea • West Thurrock • Wickford • Witham • WivenhoeSee also: List of civil parishes in Essex
Rivers
Blackwater • Brain • Chelmer • Ching • Cobbins Brook • Colne • Crouch • River Lee Flood Relief Channel • Prittle Brook • Roach • Roding • Stort • Stour • Stour Brook • Thames
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Saturday, 1 November 2008
The History of Thurrock: Corringham
Corringham is a small English town within the unitary authority of Thurrock. It is situated in the east of the borough of Thurrock and has over time come to be considered an area within the larger neighbouring town of Stanford-Le-Hope. It was formerly served by the Corringham Light Railway which connected the Kynoch munitions factory with the LTS. Corringham is one of seven conservation areas in Thurrock[2].
[edit] References
^ "Thurrock: Strategic Planning: Population" (PDF). www.thurrock-community.org.uk (January 2007). Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
^ Thurrock Council Natural & Historic Environment Conservation Areas In Th
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v • d • eCeremonial county of Essex
County town: Chelmsford
Unitary authorities
Southend-on-Sea • Thurrock
Boroughs and districts
Basildon • Braintree • Brentwood • Castle Point • Chelmsford • Colchester • Epping Forest • Harlow • Maldon • Rochford • Tendring • Uttlesford
Towns
Abridge • Basildon • Billericay • Braintree • Brentwood • Brightlingsea • Buckhurst Hill • Burnham-on-Crouch • Canvey Island • Chelmsford • Chigwell • Chipping Ongar • Clacton-on-Sea • Coggeshall • Colchester • Corringham • Dovercourt • Eastwood • Epping • Frinton-on-Sea • Grays • Great Dunmow • Hadleigh • Halstead • Harlow • Harwich • Laindon • Langdon Hills • Loughton • Maldon • Manningtree • Parkeston • Prittlewell • Rayleigh • Rochford • Saffron Walden • Shoeburyness • South Benfleet • Southend-on-Sea • Southminster • South Woodham Ferrers • Stanford-le-Hope • Thaxted • Tilbury • Waltham Abbey • Walton-on-the-Naze • Westcliff-on-Sea • West Mersea • West Thurrock • Wickford • Witham • WivenhoeSee also: List of civil parishes in Essex
Rivers
Blackwater • Brain • Chelmer • Ching • Cobbins Brook • Colne • Crouch • River Lee Flood Relief Channel • Prittle Brook • Roach • Roding • Stort • Stour • Stour Brook • Thames
[edit] References
^ "Thurrock: Strategic Planning: Population" (PDF). www.thurrock-community.org.uk (January 2007). Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
^ Thurrock Council Natural & Historic Environment Conservation Areas In Th
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v • d • eCeremonial county of Essex
County town: Chelmsford
Unitary authorities
Southend-on-Sea • Thurrock
Boroughs and districts
Basildon • Braintree • Brentwood • Castle Point • Chelmsford • Colchester • Epping Forest • Harlow • Maldon • Rochford • Tendring • Uttlesford
Towns
Abridge • Basildon • Billericay • Braintree • Brentwood • Brightlingsea • Buckhurst Hill • Burnham-on-Crouch • Canvey Island • Chelmsford • Chigwell • Chipping Ongar • Clacton-on-Sea • Coggeshall • Colchester • Corringham • Dovercourt • Eastwood • Epping • Frinton-on-Sea • Grays • Great Dunmow • Hadleigh • Halstead • Harlow • Harwich • Laindon • Langdon Hills • Loughton • Maldon • Manningtree • Parkeston • Prittlewell • Rayleigh • Rochford • Saffron Walden • Shoeburyness • South Benfleet • Southend-on-Sea • Southminster • South Woodham Ferrers • Stanford-le-Hope • Thaxted • Tilbury • Waltham Abbey • Walton-on-the-Naze • Westcliff-on-Sea • West Mersea • West Thurrock • Wickford • Witham • WivenhoeSee also: List of civil parishes in Essex
Rivers
Blackwater • Brain • Chelmer • Ching • Cobbins Brook • Colne • Crouch • River Lee Flood Relief Channel • Prittle Brook • Roach • Roding • Stort • Stour • Stour Brook • Thames
The History of Thurrock: Corringham
Corringham is a small English town within the unitary authority of Thurrock. It is situated in the east of the borough of Thurrock and has over time come to be considered an area within the larger neighbouring town of Stanford-Le-Hope. It was formerly served by the Corringham Light Railway which connected the Kynoch munitions factory with the LTS. Corringham is one of seven conservation areas in Thurrock[2].
[edit] References
^ "Thurrock: Strategic Planning: Population" (PDF). www.thurrock-community.org.uk (January 2007). Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
^ Thurrock Council Natural & Historic Environment Conservation Areas In Th
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v • d • eCeremonial county of Essex
County town: Chelmsford
Unitary authorities
Southend-on-Sea • Thurrock
Boroughs and districts
Basildon • Braintree • Brentwood • Castle Point • Chelmsford • Colchester • Epping Forest • Harlow • Maldon • Rochford • Tendring • Uttlesford
Towns
Abridge • Basildon • Billericay • Braintree • Brentwood • Brightlingsea • Buckhurst Hill • Burnham-on-Crouch • Canvey Island • Chelmsford • Chigwell • Chipping Ongar • Clacton-on-Sea • Coggeshall • Colchester • Corringham • Dovercourt • Eastwood • Epping • Frinton-on-Sea • Grays • Great Dunmow • Hadleigh • Halstead • Harlow • Harwich • Laindon • Langdon Hills • Loughton • Maldon • Manningtree • Parkeston • Prittlewell • Rayleigh • Rochford • Saffron Walden • Shoeburyness • South Benfleet • Southend-on-Sea • Southminster • South Woodham Ferrers • Stanford-le-Hope • Thaxted • Tilbury • Waltham Abbey • Walton-on-the-Naze • Westcliff-on-Sea • West Mersea • West Thurrock • Wickford • Witham • WivenhoeSee also: List of civil parishes in Essex
Rivers
Blackwater • Brain • Chelmer • Ching • Cobbins Brook • Colne • Crouch • River Lee Flood Relief Channel • Prittle Brook • Roach • Roding • Stort • Stour • Stour Brook • Thames
[edit] References
^ "Thurrock: Strategic Planning: Population" (PDF). www.thurrock-community.org.uk (January 2007). Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
^ Thurrock Council Natural & Historic Environment Conservation Areas In Th
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v • d • eCeremonial county of Essex
County town: Chelmsford
Unitary authorities
Southend-on-Sea • Thurrock
Boroughs and districts
Basildon • Braintree • Brentwood • Castle Point • Chelmsford • Colchester • Epping Forest • Harlow • Maldon • Rochford • Tendring • Uttlesford
Towns
Abridge • Basildon • Billericay • Braintree • Brentwood • Brightlingsea • Buckhurst Hill • Burnham-on-Crouch • Canvey Island • Chelmsford • Chigwell • Chipping Ongar • Clacton-on-Sea • Coggeshall • Colchester • Corringham • Dovercourt • Eastwood • Epping • Frinton-on-Sea • Grays • Great Dunmow • Hadleigh • Halstead • Harlow • Harwich • Laindon • Langdon Hills • Loughton • Maldon • Manningtree • Parkeston • Prittlewell • Rayleigh • Rochford • Saffron Walden • Shoeburyness • South Benfleet • Southend-on-Sea • Southminster • South Woodham Ferrers • Stanford-le-Hope • Thaxted • Tilbury • Waltham Abbey • Walton-on-the-Naze • Westcliff-on-Sea • West Mersea • West Thurrock • Wickford • Witham • WivenhoeSee also: List of civil parishes in Essex
Rivers
Blackwater • Brain • Chelmer • Ching • Cobbins Brook • Colne • Crouch • River Lee Flood Relief Channel • Prittle Brook • Roach • Roding • Stort • Stour • Stour Brook • Thames
The History of Thurrock: Stanford Le Hope
Stanford-le-Hope is a town situated in the county of Essex, England. The town is within the unitary authority of Thurrock and located 23.8 miles (38.4 km) east of Charing Cross in London. Its principal claim to fame is that Joseph Conrad lived and wrote there.
The town is served by Stanford-le-Hope railway station.
Stanford-le-Hope
Often known locally simply as Stanford, the town is home to many working-class commuters working in London, thanks to its proximity to the capital and its c2c-operated London, Tilbury and Southend Railway rail connections. One of the main local industries is the nearby oil refinery at Shell Haven, and soon will be home to the highly protested joint developments of P&O and Shell's deep sea port, major business and logistics park. Many residents also travel along the nearby A13 to work in the Lakeside Shopping Centre.
As Stanford-le-Hope grows in size, it has started to incorporate neighbouring settlements such as Corringham, Mucking and Fobbing, the latter of which was the scene of one of the uprisings which led to the Peasants' Revolt.
Stanford-le-Hope is bordered to the north by the A13 road and to the south by the Thames Estuary. It is located 12.7 miles (20.5 km) west of Southend-on-Sea.
The town is served by Stanford-le-Hope railway station.
Stanford-le-Hope
Often known locally simply as Stanford, the town is home to many working-class commuters working in London, thanks to its proximity to the capital and its c2c-operated London, Tilbury and Southend Railway rail connections. One of the main local industries is the nearby oil refinery at Shell Haven, and soon will be home to the highly protested joint developments of P&O and Shell's deep sea port, major business and logistics park. Many residents also travel along the nearby A13 to work in the Lakeside Shopping Centre.
As Stanford-le-Hope grows in size, it has started to incorporate neighbouring settlements such as Corringham, Mucking and Fobbing, the latter of which was the scene of one of the uprisings which led to the Peasants' Revolt.
Stanford-le-Hope is bordered to the north by the A13 road and to the south by the Thames Estuary. It is located 12.7 miles (20.5 km) west of Southend-on-Sea.
The History of Thurrock: Tilbury
Tilbury is a town in the borough of Thurrock, Essex, England. As a settlement it is of relatively recent existence, although it has important historical connections, being the location of a 16th century fort, and an ancient cross-river ferry. It is also the location of a modern deep water port.
Contents[hide]
1 Etymology
2 History
2.1 The Tilbury Ferry
3 Tilbury Fort
4 Governance
5 Geography
6 The Port of Tilbury
7 Demography
8 Economy
9 Landmarks
10 Transport
11 Religious sites
12 Education
13 Culture
14 Notable people
15 Appearances in film and television
16 References
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[edit] Etymology
The name ‘’Tilbury Town’’ is derived (via the port) from the nearby settlements of East and West Tilbury. The name of these settlements is derived from the Saxon ’’burgh’’ - a fortified place - either belonging to Tila, or perhaps at a lowland place[1]. The 8th century spelling (Bede) was ’’Tilaburg’’, and the spelling in Domesday was Tilberia. [2]
[edit] History
Tilbury’s history is closely connected with its geographical location (see below). Its counterpart on the south bank of the River Thames, Gravesend, has long had an important part to play insofar as communications are concerned, and it was to that town that a cross-river ferry (see below) was connected, mainly due to the fact of the narrowness of the river at this point. In addition Gravesend and Northfleet (also on the south shore) both became vitally important to shipping: the former as the first port of call for foreign shipping bound for London; and the latter as a naval dockyard. The area has therefore had a long connection with shipping on the River Thames.
There is archaelogical evidence of Roman occupation. At the time, sea-levels had dropped, making the marshes habitable. There may well have been a Roman settlement on the site of what is now Tilbury Docks.[3]. In the 12th century the river, which had hitherto consisted of difficult channels with uncharted shoals, was changed by the process of embanking the river and enclosing areas of marsh. This improved the river's flow, and also resulted in improved land resources on the marsh[4]. It was nevertheless an unhealthy place in which to live - Daniel Defoe [5], who, in 1696, operated a tile and brick factory in the Tilbury marshes[6] and lived in a nearby house, wrote about "the Essex ague".
In 1588 Queen Elizabeth I came ashore here to review her main army at the nearby village of West Tilbury (see Speech to the Troops at Tilbury).
In 1852 an Act of Parliament had authorised the building of the London Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR), with a short spur to take advantage of the ferry over the Thames; a pier nearby was constructed for the steamboat traffic. The station was originally named Tilbury Fort and opened in 1854. The station was renamed Tilbury Riverside in 1936[7].
A few houses were built for the railway workers, but it was not until the construction of Tilbury Docks (see below) that there was any settlement worthy of a name. Whilst the docks were being built, the thousands of workers were provided either with temporary accommodation, or had to commute from surrounding villages and towns. The resultant overcrowding led to the building of more permanent accommodation once the docks were completed, including tenement blocks; but these were poorly constructed, and until the formation of Tilbury District Council (see below) the town was in a poor state; it remained so until 1918, when government funds were available to better the situation[8].
[edit] The Tilbury Ferry
Main article: Gravesend - Tilbury Ferry
The Tilbury - Gravesend Ferry has operated from very early times. A sketch-map of 1571[9], shows evidence of two jetties; the one on the north bank leading to a road crossing the marsh northwards. There are also houses marked on the marsh itself which became important for sheep grazing, and there is some evidence to suggest that the ferry was used for the transport cross-river of the animals and the wool[10]
Although the 17th-century drawing might suggest a boat too small for large consignments, the long-established Gravesend market would certainly encourage such traffic, and a contemporary account suggests that one of the boats used was a hoy, a forerunner of the Thames sailing barge[11].
[edit] Tilbury Fort
Main article: Tilbury Fort
The curve and narrowness of the river here made it a suitable place to construct forts for the defence of London against foreign invaders. The first permanent fort at Tilbury[12] was a D-shaped blockhouse built in 1539 by Henry VIII and initially called the 'Thermitage Bulwark', because it was on the site of a hermitage dissolved in 1536. The Tilbury blockhouse was designed to cross-fire with a similar structure at New Tavern, Gravesend. During the Armada campaign the fort was reinforced with earthworks and a palisade and there was a boom of ships' masts, chains and cables stretched across the Thames to Gravesend anchored to lighters. The Fort was rebuilt under Charles I and is now owned by English Heritage.
[edit] Governance
Until 1903, the marshland area was part of the traditional parish and civil parish of Chadwell St Mary, which reached south to the river Thames. The parish of Tilbury Docks was established in 1903 and the Tilbury Urban District Council (UDC) in 1912; it was to merge with Thurrock UDC in 1936. This in turn became a borough in 1984 and in 1998 the Thurrock Unitary Authority.
There are two wards covering the town, both served by four councillors: Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park for the southern part; and Tilbury St Chads in the north[13].
The Member of Parliament for Thurrock is Andrew Mackinlay.
[edit] Geography
The lower course of the Thames in 1840, showing the location of Tilbury Fort
The town of Tilbury is located on the north bank of the River Thames, where the river’s meander has caused it to narrow to approximately 800 yards (732 m) in width. The area to the north is one-time marshlands; to the north of that there is higher ground on which the villages of Chadwell St Mary, West and East Tilbury are situated.
The town lies to the north of the London-Southend railway line and is bounded on the north by marshland.
[edit] The Port of Tilbury
Main article: Port of Tilbury
The Port of Tilbury handles a variety of bulk cargo, timber, cars and container traffic and remains, along with Southampton and Felixstowe, one of Britain's three major container ports. It is the main UK port for importing paper including newsprint. The one-time passenger landing stage was reopened by the Port of Tilbury group as the London Cruise Terminal, though no longer served by the railway.
A map of the town from 1946
[edit] Demography
[edit] Economy
Until containerisation, the majority of the town’s inhabitants were employed in the Docks. The resultant loss of employment opportunities has never been made up, and Tilbury today has high unemployment; and poor prospects as far as education and employment are concerned[14]
[edit] Landmarks
The major landmarks are the docks, the cruise ship landing stage, and the Tilbury Power Station
[edit] Transport
Thurrock Council, (together with Kent County Council), subsidises the ferry between Tilbury and Gravesend which is currently operated by the Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Company.
Tilbury Town railway station is on the c2c (London, Tilbury and Southend) rail route. Tilbury Riverside railway station was closed on 29 November 1992, although the railway still serves the nearby container depot[15]. A bus service now connects Tilbury Town railway station and the ferry.
Ensignbus services 66,73,80 and 83 serve Tilbury. National Cycle Route 13 from London to Norfolk passes through the town.
[edit] Religious sites
There are two churches in Tilbury: St Johns CofE and Our Lady Star of the Sea RC; there is also a Convent of Mercy. There is, in addition, a synagogue in Dock Road [16].
[edit] Education
The educational institutions in Tilbury include primary education, which are Lansdowne Primary School; St Mary’s RC Primary School and Tilbury Manor Primary Schools. The latter serve Infant and Nursery; and Junior children.
[edit] Culture
The Tilbury Band, dating from 1919, is among the leading brass bands in the UK [17].
[edit] Notable people
Among notable people having some connection with the town, there are two football players: John Evans (1929-2004), who played for Liverpool; and Tom Scannell (1925-1994]]. Noel Betowski (1952- ), artist, was born here; and Thomas Horrocks Openshaw (1856-1929) was a consultant surgeon at Tilbury Hospital.
[edit] Appearances in film and television
Tilbury and its environs have been used in some TV episodes. Tilbury Fort was used as a location for "Sharpe's Regiment", starring [[Sean Bean]; an episode of London's Burning (A fireman drama show) which was shot in the old fire station, in Civic Square in Tilbury; whilst a scene from an episode of James Nesbitt's Murphy's Law was filmed at Tilbury Docks' Cruise Terminal.[citation needed] The Port of Tilbury has been used on numerous occasions and Derek Ross
[edit] References
^ James Kemble, Essex Plac-Names (Historical Publications, 2007)
^ London Thames Gateway Forum
^ FCJ Spurrell, Early sites and embankments on the margins of the Thames estuary (in The Archaeological Journal, 1885)
^ The Book of Gravesham Sydney Harker, 1979 ISBN 0 86023 091 0
^ Defoe. D. (1724). A tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain.
^ The business failed in 1703
^ Disused stations: site record (Subterranean Britannica)
^ Thurrock: a Visionary Brief in the Thames Gateway
^ Drawn by a one-time Portreve (Mayor) of Gravesend, William Bourne, and included in The Book of Gravesham Sydney Harker, 1979 ISBN 0 86023 091 0]
^ Tilbury Ferry: historical notes
^ Journey described by Celia Fiennes
^ Tilbury Fort
^ Thurrock Council
^ Thurrock: a Visionary Brief in the Thames Gateway
^ Tilbury Riverside station (Subterranea Britannica
^ Tilbury churches etc
^ The Tilbury Band
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v • d • eCeremonial county of Essex
County town: Chelmsford
Unitary authorities
Southend-on-Sea • Thurrock
Boroughs and districts
Basildon • Braintree • Brentwood • Castle Point • Chelmsford • Colchester • Epping Forest • Harlow • Maldon • Rochford • Tendring • Uttlesford
Towns
Abridge • Basildon • Billericay • Braintree • Brentwood • Brightlingsea • Buckhurst Hill • Burnham-on-Crouch • Canvey Island • Chelmsford • Chigwell • Chipping Ongar • Clacton-on-Sea • Coggeshall • Colchester • Corringham • Dovercourt • Eastwood • Epping • Frinton-on-Sea • Grays • Great Dunmow • Hadleigh • Halstead • Harlow • Harwich • Laindon • Langdon Hills • Loughton • Maldon • Manningtree • Parkeston • Prittlewell • Rayleigh • Rochford • Saffron Walden • Shoeburyness • South Benfleet • Southend-on-Sea • Southminster • South Woodham Ferrers • Stanford-le-Hope • Thaxted • Tilbury • Waltham Abbey • Walton-on-the-Naze • Westcliff-on-Sea • West Mersea • West Thurrock • Wickford • Witham • WivenhoeSee also: List of civil parishes in Essex
Rivers
Blackwater • Brain • Chelmer • Ching • Cobbins Brook • Colne • Crouch • River Lee Flood Relief Channel • Prittle Brook • Roach • Roding • Stort • Stour • Stour Brook • Thames
History • Parliamentary constituencies • Places
Contents[hide]
1 Etymology
2 History
2.1 The Tilbury Ferry
3 Tilbury Fort
4 Governance
5 Geography
6 The Port of Tilbury
7 Demography
8 Economy
9 Landmarks
10 Transport
11 Religious sites
12 Education
13 Culture
14 Notable people
15 Appearances in film and television
16 References
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[edit] Etymology
The name ‘’Tilbury Town’’ is derived (via the port) from the nearby settlements of East and West Tilbury. The name of these settlements is derived from the Saxon ’’burgh’’ - a fortified place - either belonging to Tila, or perhaps at a lowland place[1]. The 8th century spelling (Bede) was ’’Tilaburg’’, and the spelling in Domesday was Tilberia. [2]
[edit] History
Tilbury’s history is closely connected with its geographical location (see below). Its counterpart on the south bank of the River Thames, Gravesend, has long had an important part to play insofar as communications are concerned, and it was to that town that a cross-river ferry (see below) was connected, mainly due to the fact of the narrowness of the river at this point. In addition Gravesend and Northfleet (also on the south shore) both became vitally important to shipping: the former as the first port of call for foreign shipping bound for London; and the latter as a naval dockyard. The area has therefore had a long connection with shipping on the River Thames.
There is archaelogical evidence of Roman occupation. At the time, sea-levels had dropped, making the marshes habitable. There may well have been a Roman settlement on the site of what is now Tilbury Docks.[3]. In the 12th century the river, which had hitherto consisted of difficult channels with uncharted shoals, was changed by the process of embanking the river and enclosing areas of marsh. This improved the river's flow, and also resulted in improved land resources on the marsh[4]. It was nevertheless an unhealthy place in which to live - Daniel Defoe [5], who, in 1696, operated a tile and brick factory in the Tilbury marshes[6] and lived in a nearby house, wrote about "the Essex ague".
In 1588 Queen Elizabeth I came ashore here to review her main army at the nearby village of West Tilbury (see Speech to the Troops at Tilbury).
In 1852 an Act of Parliament had authorised the building of the London Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR), with a short spur to take advantage of the ferry over the Thames; a pier nearby was constructed for the steamboat traffic. The station was originally named Tilbury Fort and opened in 1854. The station was renamed Tilbury Riverside in 1936[7].
A few houses were built for the railway workers, but it was not until the construction of Tilbury Docks (see below) that there was any settlement worthy of a name. Whilst the docks were being built, the thousands of workers were provided either with temporary accommodation, or had to commute from surrounding villages and towns. The resultant overcrowding led to the building of more permanent accommodation once the docks were completed, including tenement blocks; but these were poorly constructed, and until the formation of Tilbury District Council (see below) the town was in a poor state; it remained so until 1918, when government funds were available to better the situation[8].
[edit] The Tilbury Ferry
Main article: Gravesend - Tilbury Ferry
The Tilbury - Gravesend Ferry has operated from very early times. A sketch-map of 1571[9], shows evidence of two jetties; the one on the north bank leading to a road crossing the marsh northwards. There are also houses marked on the marsh itself which became important for sheep grazing, and there is some evidence to suggest that the ferry was used for the transport cross-river of the animals and the wool[10]
Although the 17th-century drawing might suggest a boat too small for large consignments, the long-established Gravesend market would certainly encourage such traffic, and a contemporary account suggests that one of the boats used was a hoy, a forerunner of the Thames sailing barge[11].
[edit] Tilbury Fort
Main article: Tilbury Fort
The curve and narrowness of the river here made it a suitable place to construct forts for the defence of London against foreign invaders. The first permanent fort at Tilbury[12] was a D-shaped blockhouse built in 1539 by Henry VIII and initially called the 'Thermitage Bulwark', because it was on the site of a hermitage dissolved in 1536. The Tilbury blockhouse was designed to cross-fire with a similar structure at New Tavern, Gravesend. During the Armada campaign the fort was reinforced with earthworks and a palisade and there was a boom of ships' masts, chains and cables stretched across the Thames to Gravesend anchored to lighters. The Fort was rebuilt under Charles I and is now owned by English Heritage.
[edit] Governance
Until 1903, the marshland area was part of the traditional parish and civil parish of Chadwell St Mary, which reached south to the river Thames. The parish of Tilbury Docks was established in 1903 and the Tilbury Urban District Council (UDC) in 1912; it was to merge with Thurrock UDC in 1936. This in turn became a borough in 1984 and in 1998 the Thurrock Unitary Authority.
There are two wards covering the town, both served by four councillors: Tilbury Riverside and Thurrock Park for the southern part; and Tilbury St Chads in the north[13].
The Member of Parliament for Thurrock is Andrew Mackinlay.
[edit] Geography
The lower course of the Thames in 1840, showing the location of Tilbury Fort
The town of Tilbury is located on the north bank of the River Thames, where the river’s meander has caused it to narrow to approximately 800 yards (732 m) in width. The area to the north is one-time marshlands; to the north of that there is higher ground on which the villages of Chadwell St Mary, West and East Tilbury are situated.
The town lies to the north of the London-Southend railway line and is bounded on the north by marshland.
[edit] The Port of Tilbury
Main article: Port of Tilbury
The Port of Tilbury handles a variety of bulk cargo, timber, cars and container traffic and remains, along with Southampton and Felixstowe, one of Britain's three major container ports. It is the main UK port for importing paper including newsprint. The one-time passenger landing stage was reopened by the Port of Tilbury group as the London Cruise Terminal, though no longer served by the railway.
A map of the town from 1946
[edit] Demography
[edit] Economy
Until containerisation, the majority of the town’s inhabitants were employed in the Docks. The resultant loss of employment opportunities has never been made up, and Tilbury today has high unemployment; and poor prospects as far as education and employment are concerned[14]
[edit] Landmarks
The major landmarks are the docks, the cruise ship landing stage, and the Tilbury Power Station
[edit] Transport
Thurrock Council, (together with Kent County Council), subsidises the ferry between Tilbury and Gravesend which is currently operated by the Lower Thames & Medway Passenger Boat Company.
Tilbury Town railway station is on the c2c (London, Tilbury and Southend) rail route. Tilbury Riverside railway station was closed on 29 November 1992, although the railway still serves the nearby container depot[15]. A bus service now connects Tilbury Town railway station and the ferry.
Ensignbus services 66,73,80 and 83 serve Tilbury. National Cycle Route 13 from London to Norfolk passes through the town.
[edit] Religious sites
There are two churches in Tilbury: St Johns CofE and Our Lady Star of the Sea RC; there is also a Convent of Mercy. There is, in addition, a synagogue in Dock Road [16].
[edit] Education
The educational institutions in Tilbury include primary education, which are Lansdowne Primary School; St Mary’s RC Primary School and Tilbury Manor Primary Schools. The latter serve Infant and Nursery; and Junior children.
[edit] Culture
The Tilbury Band, dating from 1919, is among the leading brass bands in the UK [17].
[edit] Notable people
Among notable people having some connection with the town, there are two football players: John Evans (1929-2004), who played for Liverpool; and Tom Scannell (1925-1994]]. Noel Betowski (1952- ), artist, was born here; and Thomas Horrocks Openshaw (1856-1929) was a consultant surgeon at Tilbury Hospital.
[edit] Appearances in film and television
Tilbury and its environs have been used in some TV episodes. Tilbury Fort was used as a location for "Sharpe's Regiment", starring [[Sean Bean]; an episode of London's Burning (A fireman drama show) which was shot in the old fire station, in Civic Square in Tilbury; whilst a scene from an episode of James Nesbitt's Murphy's Law was filmed at Tilbury Docks' Cruise Terminal.[citation needed] The Port of Tilbury has been used on numerous occasions and Derek Ross
[edit] References
^ James Kemble, Essex Plac-Names (Historical Publications, 2007)
^ London Thames Gateway Forum
^ FCJ Spurrell, Early sites and embankments on the margins of the Thames estuary (in The Archaeological Journal, 1885)
^ The Book of Gravesham Sydney Harker, 1979 ISBN 0 86023 091 0
^ Defoe. D. (1724). A tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain.
^ The business failed in 1703
^ Disused stations: site record (Subterranean Britannica)
^ Thurrock: a Visionary Brief in the Thames Gateway
^ Drawn by a one-time Portreve (Mayor) of Gravesend, William Bourne, and included in The Book of Gravesham Sydney Harker, 1979 ISBN 0 86023 091 0]
^ Tilbury Ferry: historical notes
^ Journey described by Celia Fiennes
^ Tilbury Fort
^ Thurrock Council
^ Thurrock: a Visionary Brief in the Thames Gateway
^ Tilbury Riverside station (Subterranea Britannica
^ Tilbury churches etc
^ The Tilbury Band
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v • d • eCeremonial county of Essex
County town: Chelmsford
Unitary authorities
Southend-on-Sea • Thurrock
Boroughs and districts
Basildon • Braintree • Brentwood • Castle Point • Chelmsford • Colchester • Epping Forest • Harlow • Maldon • Rochford • Tendring • Uttlesford
Towns
Abridge • Basildon • Billericay • Braintree • Brentwood • Brightlingsea • Buckhurst Hill • Burnham-on-Crouch • Canvey Island • Chelmsford • Chigwell • Chipping Ongar • Clacton-on-Sea • Coggeshall • Colchester • Corringham • Dovercourt • Eastwood • Epping • Frinton-on-Sea • Grays • Great Dunmow • Hadleigh • Halstead • Harlow • Harwich • Laindon • Langdon Hills • Loughton • Maldon • Manningtree • Parkeston • Prittlewell • Rayleigh • Rochford • Saffron Walden • Shoeburyness • South Benfleet • Southend-on-Sea • Southminster • South Woodham Ferrers • Stanford-le-Hope • Thaxted • Tilbury • Waltham Abbey • Walton-on-the-Naze • Westcliff-on-Sea • West Mersea • West Thurrock • Wickford • Witham • WivenhoeSee also: List of civil parishes in Essex
Rivers
Blackwater • Brain • Chelmer • Ching • Cobbins Brook • Colne • Crouch • River Lee Flood Relief Channel • Prittle Brook • Roach • Roding • Stort • Stour • Stour Brook • Thames
History • Parliamentary constituencies • Places
The History of Thurrock: Grays
Grays is the largest town in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex, and is situated approximately 20 miles (32km) to the east of London on the north bank of the River Thames.
Contents[hide]
1 History
2 Geography
3 Landmarks
4 Transport
5 Education
6 Sports
7 Notable people
8 External links
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[edit] History
The Grays and Chafford Hundred areas are set within three Victorian chalk pits; the largest two being the Lion Gorge, and the Warren Gorge. The area of the Chafford Hundred residential development is built on a Victorian landfill site.
[edit] Geography
Nearest places:
Aveley
Chadwell St Mary
Chafford Hundred
North Stifford
Orsett
Purfleet
South Ockendon
South Stifford
Tilbury
West Thurrock
[edit] Landmarks
A map of the town from 1946
Local sites of interest include the Thameside Theatre, the Thurrock History Museum, Grays Beach and the now-disused State Cinema (which was used as a location in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and for sections of Jamiroquai's video of "Deeper Underground" for the film Godzilla). The ancient local manor of Grays Thurrock was granted by Richard I in 1195 to Henry de Gray, a descendant of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye.
From the top of the Derby Road Bridge in Grays you can look down to Thurrock Yacht Club, Grays Beach children's playground and the River Thames where you can occasionally see large ships travelling up and down.
As well as Thurrock Yacht Club, Grays Beach is the site of the local landmark The Gull, a lightship built in 1860, which has lain on the foreshore for decades and is now in a serious state of dilapidation.
[edit] Transport
Grays has good road links, being close to the A13 road and the M25 motorway.London Road is the main road which links Grays town centre with Lakeside Shopping Centre and Purfleet.
The local railway station is Grays railway station, which is served by c2c and runs between Fenchurch Street station in the City of London to the west and Shoeburyness to the east.
[edit] Education
Schools in Grays include; Gateway Academy, Grays Convent High School, William Edwards School & Sports College, Grays School Media Arts College, Deneholm Primary, Little Thurrock Primary, Quarry Hill Infant and Junior, St Thomas Of Canterbury Catholic Primary, Stifford Clays Infant and Junior, Stifford Primary, Thameside Infant and Junior School and Treetops School.
The local sixth form college is Palmer's College, whilst other colleges in Grays include Thurrock & Basildon College (Woodview Campus) and Thurrock Adult Community College.
[edit] Sports
Bridge Road is also home to the area's local football team, Grays Athletic, who play in the Football Conference and were two-time winners of the FA Trophy.
Lakeside Hammers speedway team (formerly Arena Essex Hammers) races nearby, next to the Lakeside Shopping Centre.
[edit] Notable people
Stuart Barnes
Russell Brand
Danny Crates
Mick Jackson
Joe Pasquale
Alfred Russel Wallace
[edit] External links
Bygone Grays Thurrock- Local history website
Lakeside Hammers Speedway
Thurrock Local History Society
[hide]
v • d • eCeremonial county of Essex
County town: Chelmsford
Unitary authorities
Southend-on-Sea • Thurrock
Boroughs and districts
Basildon • Braintree • Brentwood • Castle Point • Chelmsford • Colchester • Epping Forest • Harlow • Maldon • Rochford • Tendring • Uttlesford
Towns
Abridge • Basildon • Billericay • Braintree • Brentwood • Brightlingsea • Buckhurst Hill • Burnham-on-Crouch • Canvey Island • Chelmsford • Chigwell • Chipping Ongar • Clacton-on-Sea • Coggeshall • Colchester • Corringham • Dovercourt • Eastwood • Epping • Frinton-on-Sea • Grays • Great Dunmow • Hadleigh • Halstead • Harlow • Harwich • Laindon • Langdon Hills • Loughton • Maldon • Manningtree • Parkeston • Prittlewell • Rayleigh • Rochford • Saffron Walden • Shoeburyness • South Benfleet • Southend-on-Sea • Southminster • South Woodham Ferrers • Stanford-le-Hope • Thaxted • Tilbury • Waltham Abbey • Walton-on-the-Naze • Westcliff-on-Sea • West Mersea • West Thurrock • Wickford • Witham • WivenhoeSee also: List of civil parishes in Essex
Rivers
Blackwater • Brain • Chelmer • Ching • Cobbins Brook • Colne • Crouch • River Lee Flood Relief Channel • Prittle Brook • Roach • Roding • Stort • Stour • Stour Brook • Thames
History • Parliamentary constituencies • Places
Contents[hide]
1 History
2 Geography
3 Landmarks
4 Transport
5 Education
6 Sports
7 Notable people
8 External links
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[edit] History
The Grays and Chafford Hundred areas are set within three Victorian chalk pits; the largest two being the Lion Gorge, and the Warren Gorge. The area of the Chafford Hundred residential development is built on a Victorian landfill site.
[edit] Geography
Nearest places:
Aveley
Chadwell St Mary
Chafford Hundred
North Stifford
Orsett
Purfleet
South Ockendon
South Stifford
Tilbury
West Thurrock
[edit] Landmarks
A map of the town from 1946
Local sites of interest include the Thameside Theatre, the Thurrock History Museum, Grays Beach and the now-disused State Cinema (which was used as a location in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and for sections of Jamiroquai's video of "Deeper Underground" for the film Godzilla). The ancient local manor of Grays Thurrock was granted by Richard I in 1195 to Henry de Gray, a descendant of the Norman knight Anchetil de Greye.
From the top of the Derby Road Bridge in Grays you can look down to Thurrock Yacht Club, Grays Beach children's playground and the River Thames where you can occasionally see large ships travelling up and down.
As well as Thurrock Yacht Club, Grays Beach is the site of the local landmark The Gull, a lightship built in 1860, which has lain on the foreshore for decades and is now in a serious state of dilapidation.
[edit] Transport
Grays has good road links, being close to the A13 road and the M25 motorway.London Road is the main road which links Grays town centre with Lakeside Shopping Centre and Purfleet.
The local railway station is Grays railway station, which is served by c2c and runs between Fenchurch Street station in the City of London to the west and Shoeburyness to the east.
[edit] Education
Schools in Grays include; Gateway Academy, Grays Convent High School, William Edwards School & Sports College, Grays School Media Arts College, Deneholm Primary, Little Thurrock Primary, Quarry Hill Infant and Junior, St Thomas Of Canterbury Catholic Primary, Stifford Clays Infant and Junior, Stifford Primary, Thameside Infant and Junior School and Treetops School.
The local sixth form college is Palmer's College, whilst other colleges in Grays include Thurrock & Basildon College (Woodview Campus) and Thurrock Adult Community College.
[edit] Sports
Bridge Road is also home to the area's local football team, Grays Athletic, who play in the Football Conference and were two-time winners of the FA Trophy.
Lakeside Hammers speedway team (formerly Arena Essex Hammers) races nearby, next to the Lakeside Shopping Centre.
[edit] Notable people
Stuart Barnes
Russell Brand
Danny Crates
Mick Jackson
Joe Pasquale
Alfred Russel Wallace
[edit] External links
Bygone Grays Thurrock- Local history website
Lakeside Hammers Speedway
Thurrock Local History Society
[hide]
v • d • eCeremonial county of Essex
County town: Chelmsford
Unitary authorities
Southend-on-Sea • Thurrock
Boroughs and districts
Basildon • Braintree • Brentwood • Castle Point • Chelmsford • Colchester • Epping Forest • Harlow • Maldon • Rochford • Tendring • Uttlesford
Towns
Abridge • Basildon • Billericay • Braintree • Brentwood • Brightlingsea • Buckhurst Hill • Burnham-on-Crouch • Canvey Island • Chelmsford • Chigwell • Chipping Ongar • Clacton-on-Sea • Coggeshall • Colchester • Corringham • Dovercourt • Eastwood • Epping • Frinton-on-Sea • Grays • Great Dunmow • Hadleigh • Halstead • Harlow • Harwich • Laindon • Langdon Hills • Loughton • Maldon • Manningtree • Parkeston • Prittlewell • Rayleigh • Rochford • Saffron Walden • Shoeburyness • South Benfleet • Southend-on-Sea • Southminster • South Woodham Ferrers • Stanford-le-Hope • Thaxted • Tilbury • Waltham Abbey • Walton-on-the-Naze • Westcliff-on-Sea • West Mersea • West Thurrock • Wickford • Witham • WivenhoeSee also: List of civil parishes in Essex
Rivers
Blackwater • Brain • Chelmer • Ching • Cobbins Brook • Colne • Crouch • River Lee Flood Relief Channel • Prittle Brook • Roach • Roding • Stort • Stour • Stour Brook • Thames
History • Parliamentary constituencies • Places
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