Corringham, Essex

Corringham
St Mary the Virgin Church, Corringham
Corringham Location within Essex
Population	8,884 (2001)[1]
OS grid reference	TQ708832
Unitary authority	Thurrock
Ceremonial county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STANFORD-LE-HOPE
Postcode district	SS17
Dialling code	01375
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South Basildon and East Thurrock
List of places UK England Essex 51°31′30″N 0°27′36″E / 51.525°N 0.460°E / 51.525; 0.460

Corringham is a town and former civil parish in the unitary authority area of Thurrock, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England, located directly next to the town of Stanford-le-Hope, about 24 miles (39 km) east of London^[2] and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Basildon. Corringham lies on a hill overlooking the Thames between Canvey Island and Tilbury Fort. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) north-east of Grays, the administrative centre of Thurrock.

Corringham is also a Church of England parish stretching from Horseshoe Bay in the Thames Estuary to Dry Street, south of Langdon Hills.^[3] St Mary the Virgin Church is the first of its two parish churches, and originated in the Saxon period from the time of St Cedd in the 7th century.

Corringham was formerly served by the Corringham Light Railway which connected the Kynoch munitions factory with the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. The small historic heart is one of the seven conservation areas in the borough, which is for local government matters a unitary authority.^[4] Today, the town is located close to the A13.