West Thurrock 1423098 215304734 2008-05-27T16:45:30Z Oneblackline 3657843 {{Essex}} {{infobox UK place| |country = England |official_name= West Thurrock |unitary_england= [[Thurrock]] |lieutenancy_england= [[Essex]] |region= East of England |constituency_westminster= [[Thurrock (UK Parliament constituency)|Thurrock]] |post_town= GRAYS |postcode_district= RM20 |postcode_area= RM |dial_code= 01708 |population= 7,795 (2001 Census) |os_grid_reference= TQ585785 |latitude= 51.4836 |longitude= 0.2820 }} '''West Thurrock''' is an area of [[Thurrock]], [[Essex]], [[England]], located 17.5 miles (28.1 km) east south-east of [[Charing Cross]], [[London]]. It is the location of the [[Lakeside Shopping Centre]]. Industry along the [[Thames]] includes a [[Unilever]] chilled distribution center for all its chilled food products (Flora, Bertolli, [[I Can't Believe It's Not Butter]], Stork, Peperami and AdeZ), [[Procter and Gamble]] plant manufacturing detergents. The large coal-burning [[West Thurrock Power Station]] closed in 1993. The 190 metre tall electricity pylons of [[380kV Thames Crossing]], the tallest electricity pylons in UK, remain. Just upstream of the pylons the tunnel of [[High Speed 1]] passes under the Thames. Nearest places: * [[Aveley]] * [[Chafford Hundred]] * [[Grays]] * [[South Ockendon]] Nearest stations: * [[Chafford Hundred railway station]] * [[Grays railway station]] * [[Purfleet railway station]] {{Essex}} [[Category:Thurrock]] {{Essex-geo-stub}} [[nl:West Thurrock]] [[Category:Towns in Essex]]