Stanford-le-hope
Stanford-le-Hope is a community and Church of England parish located in the county of Essex, England. Typically known locally just as Stanford, the town is within the unitary authority of Thurrock and located 23.8 miles (38.4 km) eastern of Charing Cross in London. Its major claim to fame is that Joseph Conrad lived as well as wrote there. Unlike some other areas of Thurrock, Stanford-le-Hope is bordered 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 is located 12.7 miles (20.5 kilometres) west of Southend-on-Sea. The town centre has a town feel with its 800-year-old church, St Margarets making a noticeable as well as eye-catching spots around which stores, clubs and dining establishments have actually expanded to create a dynamic core to the community. As Stanford-le-Hope expands in dimension, it has started to integrate neighbouring negotiations such as Corringham, Mucking and also Fobbing, the latter of which was the scene of among the uprisings which caused the Peasants' Revolt. The River Hope, a tributary of the Thames, goes through the community. Locally there are a number of parks as well as nature gets, significantly Thurrock Thameside Nature Reserve, with a visitor centre providing sights up and down the Thames across both commercial and natural landscapes including the Mucking Flats SSSI.
