Stanford-le-Hope, Essex
Location
Stanford-le-Hope 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.
Stanford-le-Hope is approximately twenty miles south of the county town of
Chelmsford. The port of
Tilbury is approximately six miles south south west. The town of
Brentwood is about eleven miles to the north north west and
Basildon is six miles to the north east.
Parish Church
The Parish (CofE) Church is St Margaret (and formerly known as St Margaret of Antioch), Stanford-le-Hope, which can be found here on
Google Street View
Parish Registers
Essex Archives shows a holding of seven Registers of Baptism (1680 - 1967), thirteen Marriage Registers (1696 - 1985) and four Burial Registers (1680 - 1982). For additional detail see
https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/ParishRegisters.aspx?selAlphabet=S&selParish=11812&selChurch=12430 (accessed 11 May 2022)
Adjacent (Pre 1832) Parishes
To the east of Stanford-le-Hope lies
Corringham with a small detached portion of
Fobbing at the extreme southern end of the eastern boundary. To the south of Stanford-le-Hope is the tidal estuary of the River Thames, with the Kent parish of
Cliffe at Hoo on the opposite shore.
Mucking is to the south west and
Horndon on the Hill to the north west.
Langdon Hills is to the north.
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