Stanford-le-Hope, United Kingdom
Stanford-le-Hope is a town of 29,525 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Stanford-le-Hope
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 18 parks and trails, 37 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Mucking excavation, Thurrock Thameside Nature Park and Vange Hill.
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About Stanford-le-Hope
Stanford-le-Hope is a town in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. Often known locally simply as Stanford, the town is located 24 miles (39 km) east of Charing Cross in central London. At the 2021 census the Stanford-le-Hope built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics, which includes Corringham, had a population of 29,525.
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Things to do1
Museums and landmarks6
Mucking excavation
Monument and historic site · 2.0 mi
Archaeological site in Essex, England
Parks, trails and playgrounds18
Thurrock Thameside Nature Park
Park · 2.3 mi
Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve
Langdon Nature Reserve
Park · 3.2 mi
Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve
6 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes37
25 more on the map.
History
Stanford-le-Hope was an ancient parish in the Barstable Hundred of Essex. When elected parish and district councils were established in 1894, it was included in the Orsett Rural District. The civil parish and the rural district were abolished in 1936 on the creation of Thurrock Urban District. At the 1931 census (the last before its abolition), the civil parish of Stanford-le-Hope had a population of 4,311.
Early modernist author Joseph Conrad lived in Stanford-le-Hope from 1896 to 1898.
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Geography
Stanford-le-Hope is bordered 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 town centre has a village feel with the 800-year-old church, St Margarets making a prominent and attractive landmark around which shops, pubs and restaurants have grown around to create a lively core to the town.
As Stanford-le-Hope has grown in size, it started to incorporate neighbouring settlements such as Corringham, Mucking and Fobbing, the latter of which was the scene of one of the uprisings which led to the Peasants' Revolt.
Unlike some other areas of Thurrock, Stanford-le-Hope is surrounded by countryside and farmland.
The River Hope, a tributary of the Thames, runs through the town.
The town name is derived from Norman settlements and refers to Stanna's Ford over the river Hope.
Locally there are a number of parks and nature reserves, notably Thurrock Thameside Nature Reserve, with a visitor centre providing views up and down the Thames across both industrial and natural landscapes including the Mucking Flats and Marshes SSSI.
In 2014, a group of residents led a restoration project which raised funds to finance a restoration of the war memorial, as part of the commemoration of the 1914–1919 conflict in Europe.
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Notable people from Stanford-le-Hope
Rylan ClarkEnglish television and radio presenter, singer and modelPhoto: ESC Discord, CC BY-SA 2.0
Scroobius PipBritish spoken-word poet and hip-hop recording artistPhoto: Elfie McGilp from Edinburgh, Scotland, CC BY 2.0
Hayley McLeanBritish hurdlerPhoto: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0- George MaguireBritish actor
- Lauren BriggsBritish squash player
- Ron BrettEnglish footballer (1937-1962)
Born in Stanford-le-Hope, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship15
Corringham Evangelical Church
Church · Evangelical · 1.4 mi
45 Fobbing Road, Corringham
Fresh Hope Community Church
Place of worship · The Union Of Evangelical Churches · 0.4 mi
Shopping7
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries16
Healthcare4
Map of Stanford-le-Hope
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Getting there and nearby towns
London Southend Airport (SEN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 miles away.
- Basildon 3 mi north, about 5 min by car
- Tilbury 5 mi southwest, about 9 min by car
- Wickford 7 mi northeast, about 12 min by car
- Swanscombe 7 mi southwest, about 12 min by car
- Upminster 8 mi west, about 13 min by car
- Gillingham 10 mi southeast, about 17 min by car
- Southend-on-Sea 12 mi east, about 19 min by car
- Dagenham 12 mi west, about 19 min by car
- Bexley 14 mi southwest, about 22 min by car
- Barking 15 mi west, about 24 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Stanford-le-Hope 1, John Winfield, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mucking fittingsDSCF9566, Johnbod, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cory Environmental Centre, Artexplorer434, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vange Hill 5, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vange Church, John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Mary's Church, Corringham, Essex, Rjm at sleepers ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cinnabar caterpillar On Ragwort, Realmouthfull, CC0
- Street-level photo, wasd42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wasd42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wasd42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wasd42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wasd42, CC BY-SA 4.0
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