Thurrock
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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 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Thurrock
- Settlement.other_name
- Borough of Thurrock
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Unitary authority area and borough
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Shoreline at Grays and Thurrock Yacht Club - geograph.org.uk - 2546419.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 240px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Grays town skyline
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of Thurrock.png
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Thurrock Council
- Settlement.blank_emblem_size
- 150px
- Settlement.image_map
- Thurrock UK locator map.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Shown within Essex
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- United Kingdom
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- England
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- non-metropolitan district
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Essex
- Population
- 176877
- Area
- 163.4935
- Official website
- www.thurrock.gov.uk
- Image
- Lakeside Shopping Centre eastern entrance.JPG
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- topic's main category
- Category:Thurrock
- twinned administrative body
- Płock
- Commons category
- Thurrock
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Thurrock
- P12749
- Zafferana Etnea
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Encyclopedic overview
30 sectionsContents
- History
- Captain Kidd
- 1953 Floods
- Heritage plaques
- Administrative history
- Governance
- Wider politics
- Geography
- Climate
- Demography
- Economy
- Culture and film
- Art Deco architecture in Thurrock
- Attractions
- Transport
- Education
- Partnerships
- Media
- Television
- Radio
- Newspapers
- Sport and leisure
- List of places in the borough
- Historic buildings
- Freedom of the Borough
- Individuals
- Military Units
- Twin towns
- References
- External links
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 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.
The local authority is Thurrock Council, based in Grays. The borough also includes Purfleet-on-Thames, South Ockendon, Stanford-le-Hope and Tilbury, as well as other villages and surrounding areas. More than half of the borough is designated as Green Belt.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thurrock” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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