Thurrock

Thurrock Borough of Thurrock
Unitary authority area and borough
Grays town skyline
Shown within Essex
Coordinates: 51°30′00″N 0°25′00″E / 51.50000°N 0.41667°E / 51.50000; 0.41667
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East
Ceremonial county	Essex
Admin HQ	Grays
Government
• Body	Thurrock Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet[1]
• Executive	Conservative
• MPs	Jackie Doyle-Price (Con) Stephen Metcalfe (Con)
Area
• Total	163.38 km2 (63.08 sq mi)
Population
• Total	Ranked 118th 176,877
• Density	1,080/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Ethnicity (2021) [2]
• Ethnic groups	List 76.7% White 11.9% Black 6.9% Asian 3% Mixed 1.5% other
Religion (2021) [2]
• Religion	List 51.7% Christianity 34.7% no religion 8.7% other 4.9% Islam
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	British Summer Time
ONS code	00KG (ONS) E06000034 (GSS)
Website	thurrock.gov.uk

Thurrock (/ˈθʌrək/) is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames immediately east of London and has over 18 miles (29 km) of riverfront including the Port of Tilbury, the principal port for London. Thurrock is within the London commuter belt and is an area of regeneration within the Thames Gateway redevelopment zone. The borough includes the northern ends of the Dartford Crossing.

The local authority is Thurrock Council, based in Grays. The borough also includes Purfleet-on-Thames, South Ockendon, Stanford-le-Hope and Tilbury, as well as other villages and surrounding areas. More than half of the borough is designated as Green Belt.

The neighbouring districts are the London Borough of Havering, Brentwood, Basildon and Castle Point. On the opposite side of the Thames are Gravesham and Dartford in Kent.