Traditional county: Essex · Unitary authority: Thurrock · Region: Eastern
Explore West Thurrock, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West 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 | West Thurrock |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| Unitary Authority | Thurrock |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.475828 |
| Longitude | 0.274820 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
West Thurrock occupies a complex, industrialised stretch of the Thames estuary where the heavy pulse of logistics meets the quiet persistence of the marshlands. It lies 1.6 miles north-north-west of Swanscombe (from Swanscombe: bearing 345°T, OS grid TQ 580 776), and is situated west-south-west of South Stifford village. Concrete silos and modern distribution centres define the skyline, casting long, geometric shadows over the brackish channels that drain toward the river. To the south, the West Thurrock Lagoon & Marshes SSSI acts as a saline lung for the district, where salt-tolerant grasses sway in the biting wind that sweeps off the water. The light here has a metallic, bruised quality, reflecting off the grey surface of the Thames and illuminating the rusted skeletons of abandoned riverside machinery. Further inland, the Dovecote at High House, Purfleet, stands as a singular, circular anchor of brickwork, a relic of a more pastoral era that now overlooks the frantic transit of container lorries. West Thurrock retains an austere, utilitarian character, carved into the mudflats by the relentless demands of shipping and storage. The air carries the faint, sharp tang of brine and diesel, marking the boundary where the land reluctantly yields to the tide.
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Explore West 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: 51.475828, 0.274820. 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. |