Stanford-le-Hope is a town as well as Church of England parish located in the region of Essex, England. Frequently understood in your area merely as Stanford, the town is within the unitary authority of Thurrock and also located 23.8 miles (38.4 kilometres) eastern of Charing Cross in London. Its major claim to fame is that Joseph Conrad lived and created there. Unlike some other locations of Thurrock, Stanford-le-Hope is bordered by countryside as well as farmland. Stanford-le-Hope is bordered to the north by the A13 road and also to the south by the Thames Estuary. It is located 12.7 miles (20.5 km) west of Southend-on-Sea. The town centre has a village feel with its 800-year-old church, St Margarets making a prominent and appealing landmark around which stores, clubs and dining establishments have actually grown to produce a dynamic core to the community. As Stanford-le-Hope grows in dimension, it has begun to include adjoining settlements such as Corringham, Mucking and Fobbing, the latter of which was the scene of one of 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 variety of parks and also nature gets, significantly Thurrock Thameside Nature Reserve, with a site visitor centre supplying views up and down the Thames across both commercial as well as all-natural landscapes including the Mucking Flats SSSI.