Stanford-le-hope
Stanford-le-Hope is a town as well as Church of England parish situated in the county of Essex, England. Frequently understood in your area simply as Stanford, the community is within the unitary authority of Thurrock and also situated 23.8 miles (38.4 kilometres) east of Charing Cross in London. Its principal claim to fame is that Joseph Conrad lived as well as composed there. Unlike some other areas of Thurrock, Stanford-le-Hope is bordered by countryside as well as farmland. Stanford-le-Hope is surrounded 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 community centre has a town feel with its 800-year-old church, St Margarets making a prominent and also attractive spots around which shops, pubs as well as dining establishments have actually expanded to create a lively core to the community. As Stanford-le-Hope grows in size, it has begun to include adjoining settlements such as Corringham, Mucking and also Fobbing, the latter of which was the scene of among the uprisings which resulted in the Peasants' Revolt. The River Hope, a tributary of the Thames, runs through the community. In your area there are a number of parks and nature reserves, especially Thurrock Thameside Nature Reserve, with a site visitor centre supplying sights up and down the Thames across both commercial as well as natural landscapes including the Mucking Flats SSSI.