Traditional county: Essex · Unitary authority: Thurrock · Region: Eastern
Explore Little Thurrock, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Little Thurrock map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
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| Place | Little Thurrock |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| Unitary Authority | Thurrock |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.488052 |
| Longitude | 0.344976 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Little Thurrock emerges as a quiet expanse of suburban life where the heavy, industrial pulse of the Thames estuary meets the suburban sprawl of Essex. It lies 1.0 miles north-east of Grays (from Grays: bearing 53°T, OS grid TQ 629 791), and is situated west-south-west of Orsett Heath village. Beneath the clay-heavy soil, the earth hides the mysterious, bell-shaped voids of the Dene Holes in Hangman's Wood, dark chambers that whisper of ancient, forgotten excavations. These subterranean curiosities sit mere footsteps from the modern residential grid, providing a sharp contrast between the unseen depths of the past and the tidy, brick-laid reality of the present. To the south-west, the Herbert E Brooks Memorial Rest Gardens offer a curated sanctuary where the light catches the leaves in a way that softens the hard edges of the nearby transit arteries. Little Thurrock retains a distinct character, defined as much by these pockets of preserved greenery as by its proximity to the bustling shipping lanes and maritime commerce of the river. The air here carries a faint, salt-tinged weight, a reminder that the great tidal sweep of the Thames is never truly far from the local horizon.
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Explore Little Thurrock, Essex, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.488052, 0.344976. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |