East Tilbury, Essex
Location
East Tilbury is an ancient parish located in the very south of the county of
Essex and with the estuary of the River Thames forming its southern boundary.
East Tilbury is approximately twenty miles south of the county town of
Chelmsford. The town of
Brentwood is about eleven miles to the north north west and
Basildon is seven miles to the north east.
Parish Church
The Parish (CofE) Church is St Catherine, which can be found here on
Google Street View
Parish Registers
Essex Archives shows a holding of seven Registers of Baptism (1626 - 1995), sixteen Marriage Registers (1628 - 2003) and four Burial Registers (1627 - 1942). For additional detail see
https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/ParishRegisters.aspx?selAlphabet=E&selParish=5386&selChurch=5388 (accessed 3 Oct 2023)
Adjacent (Pre 1832) Parishes
To the east of East Tilbury across the River Thames lie the Kent parishes of
Cliffe at Hoo and
Higham. To the south of East Tilbury is the tidal estuary of the River Thames, with the Kent parish of
Shorne and
Chalk on the opposite shore.
West Tilburyborders the entire western side of the parish. And
Mucking is to the north.
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