List of Church of England churches in Thurrock

Last updated March 09, 2022

Thurrock contains 17 parish churches for traditional Church of England parishes that were in existence before 1850. There are a further five parishes, parts of which are within Thurrock, but for which the parish church lies outside the Thurrock unitary authority. During the 19th and 20th centuries, reorganisation created new parishes and churches whilst other parishes were amalgamated and buildings made redundant.

Parish	Dedication	Date	Listing	Status
Aveley	St Michael	before 1300^[1]	Grade I
Bulphan	St Mary the Virgin	15th-century with 19th-century rebuilding	Grade I
Chadwell St Mary	St Mary the Virgin	before 1066 ^[2]	Grade I
Corringham	St Mary the Virgin	before 1066; Saxon stone work on the south wall of the nave and chancel^[3]	Grade I
East Tilbury	St Catherine	before 1300 ^[1]	Grade I
Fobbing	St Michael	before 1066; Saxon stonework and blocked window ^[3]	Grade I
Grays Thurrock	St Peter and St Paul	c. 1254;^[1] possibly before 1085^[4]	Grade II*
Horndon-on-the-Hill	St Peter and St Paul	before 1066 ^[2]	Grade I
Langdon Hills	St Mary and All Saints	before 1300,^[1] but present building from 15th century	Grade II*	Redundant - private dwelling^[5]
Little Thurrock	St Mary the Virgin	before 1300;^[1] possibly 1170^[6]	Grade II*
Mucking	St John the Baptist	present building largely 19th-century, but with some earlier features	Grade II*	Redundant - private dwelling^[5]
Orsett	St Giles and All Saints	before 1066 ^[2]	Grade I
South Ockendon	St Nicholas	before 1085^[4] present building mainly 15th-century but with 13th-century tower	Grade I
Stanford-le-Hope	St Margaret of Antioch	before 1300 ^[1]	Grade I
Stifford	St Mary the Virgin	before 1066 ^[2]	Grade II*
West Thurrock	St Clement	before 1090 ^[7] foundations of 11th-century round nave visible ^[3]	Grade I	Redundant - owned by Procter & Gamble ^[5]
West Tilbury	St James	before 1200 ^[1]	Grade II*	Redundant - private dwelling^[5]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Raymond Powell, The making of Essex Parishes (in Essex Review, 1953)
1 2 3 4 John Morris (Ed) Domesday Book: Essex (Phillimore, 1983)
1 2 3 Stephen Pewsey & Andrew Brooks, East Saxon Heritage (Alan Sutton Publishing, 1993)
1 2 Cyril Hart The Early Charters of Essex (Leicester University Press, 1971)
1 2 3 4 Andrew Barham, Lost Parish Churches of Essex (Ian Henry Publications, 2000)
↑ Tony Benton Boldly from the marshes (Thurrock Council, 1991)
↑ "Victoria County History of Essex".

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[Powell-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Raymond Powell, The making of Essex Parishes (in Essex Review, 1953)

[DB-2] 1 2 3 4 John Morris (Ed) Domesday Book: Essex (Phillimore, 1983)

[heritage-3] 1 2 3 Stephen Pewsey & Andrew Brooks, East Saxon Heritage (Alan Sutton Publishing, 1993)

[Hart-4] 1 2 Cyril Hart The Early Charters of Essex (Leicester University Press, 1971)

[Barham-5] 1 2 3 4 Andrew Barham, Lost Parish Churches of Essex (Ian Henry Publications, 2000)

[6] Tony Benton Boldly from the marshes (Thurrock Council, 1991)

[7] "Victoria County History of Essex".

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