Thurrock Urban District

Thurrock
Urban district

Thurrock within Essex in 1961
Area
 • 193638,324 acres (155.09 km2)
 • 197440,552 acres (164.11 km2)
 • Coordinates51°30′N 0°21′E / 51.50°N 0.35°E / 51.50; 0.35
Area transferred
 • 1938Part of Little Burstead from Billericay Urban District
Population
 • 193963,431
 • 1971125,058
Density
 • 19391.61/acre
 • 19713.08/acre
History
 • Origin
  • Grays Urban District
  • Orsett Rural District
  • Purfleet Urban District
  • Tilbury Urban District
 • Created1936
 • Abolished1974
 • Succeeded byThurrock District
StatusUrban district
GovernmentThurrock Urban District Council
 • HQCouncil Offices, Grays
Today part ofThurrock with parts in Basildon

Thurrock was a local government district and civil parish in south Essex, England from 1936 to 1974.

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