Stanford-le-Hope is a community and Church of England parish situated in the region of Essex, England. Often understood locally simply as Stanford, the community is within the unitary authority of Thurrock as well as situated 23.8 miles (38.4 kilometres) east of Charing Cross in London. Its major claim to fame is that Joseph Conrad lived as well as created there. Unlike a few other locations of Thurrock, Stanford-le-Hope is surrounded by countryside as well as farmland. Stanford-le-Hope is surrounded 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 community centre has a town pity its 800-year-old church, St Margarets making a noticeable and appealing landmark around which shops, clubs as well as dining establishments have grown to develop a vibrant core to the town. As Stanford-le-Hope expands in dimension, 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 brought about the Peasants' Revolt. The River Hope, a tributary of the Thames, runs through the town. In your area there are a number of parks and nature reserves, significantly Thurrock Thameside Nature Reserve, with a site visitor centre providing views backwards and forwards the Thames across both industrial and also all-natural landscapes consisting of the Mucking Flats SSSI.