Stanford-le-hope
Stanford-le-Hope is a town and also Church of England parish situated in the county of Essex, England. Usually known locally just as Stanford, the community is within the unitary authority of Thurrock as well as located 23.8 miles (38.4 kilometres) east of Charing Cross in London. Its primary claim to fame is that Joseph Conrad lived as well as composed there. Unlike a few other areas of Thurrock, Stanford-le-Hope is surrounded by countryside and farmland. Stanford-le-Hope is bordered to the north by the A13 road and also to the south by the Thames Estuary. It lies 12.7 miles (20.5 kilometres) west of Southend-on-Sea. The town centre has a village pity its 800-year-old church, St Margarets making a noticeable as well as attractive site around which stores, bars and dining establishments have expanded to produce a vibrant core to the town. As Stanford-le-Hope grows in size, it has actually begun to integrate adjoining negotiations such as Corringham, Mucking and Fobbing, the latter of which was the scene of one of the uprisings which caused the Peasants' Revolt. The River Hope, a tributary of the Thames, goes through the town. Locally there are a variety of parks and also nature reserves, notably Thurrock Thameside Nature Reserve, with a site visitor centre offering sights up and down the Thames across both commercial and also all-natural landscapes consisting of the Mucking Flats SSSI.
