infobox UK place country England official name Purfleet map type Greater London latitude 51.4750 longitude 0.2400 unitary england Thurrock lieutenancy england Essex region East of England constituency westminster Thurrock UK Parliament constituency Thurrock post town PURFLEET postcode district RM19 postcode area RM dial code 01708 os grid reference TQ555775 population Purfleet is a place in the Thurrock ... industry to the south and the area forms part of the Thames Gateway redevelopment area. Purfleet ... and ballets opened on the High House Purfleet High House site in December 2010. The National Skills ..., Purfleet was the location for the storage of gunpowder together with a garrison to protect it. There was a constant ... Thurrock Local History Society, 2008 ref Magazine number 5 is now the Purfleet Garrison Heritage and Military Centre. In March, 1916, anti aircraft gunners based at Purfleet shot down the German Zeppelin ... Parish Facts Bot generated title ref From 1921 to 1936, Purfleet formed an urban district of Essex ... Purfleet has been the site of a Unilever formerly Van den Berghs & Jurgens works producing Stork ... railway stations Purfleet railway station There are good transport links to towns such as Basildon ... Operator 11 Purfleet railway station Purfleet Station rail interchange gb rail to Chadwell St Mary ... Lakeside Shopping Centre to Grays Grays Bus Station br via Purfleet and West Thurrock Mon Sat every ... route 22 Aveley to Grays via Lakeside shopping centre Lakeside operates through Purfleet in the late evening. Railway services from Purfleet railway station Purfleet Station offer frequent services to London ... . References Reflist Bus Service 389, no longers operates. External links Commons category Purfleet ... boundaries of Purlfeet A Vision of Britain London Outer Orbital Path locale Purfleet back Rainham, London ... Category Villages in Essex Category London Loop Category Port of London nl Purfleet no Purfleet pl Purfleet fi Purfleet ... more details
Infobox London station name Purfleet alt name manager c2c owner Network Rail locale Purfleet borough Thurrock platforms 2 symbol rail fare zone G railcode PFL access yes access note ref citation step free south east rail ref image name Purfleet station building.JPG image alt caption Station building latitude 51.481 longitude 0.237 map type Essex years1 1854 events1 Opened events2 railexits0405 0.273 railexits0506 0.309 railexits0607 0.379 railexits0708 0.433 Purfleet is a railway station located in Purfleet , Thurrock , Essex in the East of England . It is situated just north of London Road, and a level crossing is provided for traffic. The station was opened in 1854 as part of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and is located convert 15.98 mi km abbr on down the line from London Fenchurch Street . Passenger train services are provided by c2c . Although outside London fare zones 1 to 6, the station became part of the Oyster card pay as you go rail network in January 2010. ref cite news url http www.london.gov.uk mayor mayor decisions docs 20091015 md457 fares 2010.pdf publisher Greater London Authority title Request for Mayoral Decision MD457. Title January 2010 Fare Changes ref Services Purfleet station is served solely by London, Tilbury and Southend Railway London, Tilbury and Southend Line trains heading inbound to Fenchurch Street railway station Fenchurch Street in central London and outbound to Shoeburyness railway station Shoeburyness in eastern Essex . Inbound trains ... name timetable On Sundays, trains run hourly from Purfleet hourly to Grays and Barking. Outbound ... gallery image Purfleet station look east2.JPG Platforms looking eastbound image Purfleet station look west.JPG Platforms looking westbound image Purfleet station high eastbound.JPG Looking eastbound from footbridge, with Dartford Crossing just visible in the background image Purfleet station signage.JPG ... served by c2c Category DfT Category D stations EastEngland railstation stub nl Station Purfleet ... more details
High House can refer to Ancient High House , Stafford High House, Purfleet In the United States on the National Register of Historic Places High House Delaware, Ohio High House Paris, Texas disambig de High House ... more details
Viscount Leathers , of Purfleet in the County of Essex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1954 for the businessman, Conservative Party UK Conservative politician and public servant Frederick Leathers, 1st Viscount Leathers Frederick Leathers, 1st Baron Leathers . He had already been created Baron Leathers , of Purfleet in the County of Essex, in 1941, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. As of 2010 the titles are held by his grandson, the third Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1996. Viscounts Leathers 1954 Frederick Leathers, 1st Viscount Leathers Frederick James Leathers, 1st Viscount Leathers 1883 1965 Frederick Alan Leathers, 2nd Viscount Leathers 1908 1996 Christopher Leathers, 3rd Viscount Leathers Christopher Graeme Leathers, 3rd Viscount Leathers b. 1941 The heir apparent is the present holder s son Hon. James Frederick Leathers b. 1969 References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David editors . Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition . New York St Martin s Press, 1990. Rayment date February 2012 External links Hansard contribs mr frederick leathers Frederick Alan Leathers, 2nd Viscount Leathers Hansard contribs mr christopher leathers Christopher Graeme Leathers, 3rd Viscount Leathers British viscounts Category Viscountcies Leathers pl Wicehrabia Leathers ... more details
BLP sources date October 2009 Infobox football biography playername Simon Webb image caption fullname Simon Webb dateofbirth birth date and age 1978 1 19 df y cityofbirth County Mayo countryofbirth Republic of Ireland Ireland currentclub clubnumber height convert 1.75 m ftin 0 abbr on position Defender association football Left back youthyears1 youthclubs1 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur years1 1996 2000 clubs1 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur caps1 goals1 years2 1999 clubs2 Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient loan caps2 goals2 years3 2000 clubs3 Purfleet F.C. Purfleet caps3 goals3 years4 2000 2004 clubs4 Bohemian F.C. Bohemians caps4 goals4 years5 2004 2007 clubs5 Drogheda United F.C. Drogheda United caps5 goals5 Simon Webb born in County Mayo on 19 January 1978 is a retired Ireland Irish association football footballer . A trainee with Tottenham Hotspur from August 1994, Simon went on loan to Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient in October 1999. He signed for Bohemian F.C. Bohemians from Purfleet F.C. Purfleet in July 2000 where he won two league winning medals 2000 01 and 2002 03 and a FAI Cup winners medal 2001 . He was sent off in the 2002 FAI Cup Final as Bohemians were beaten 2 1 by Dundalk F.C. Dundalk . At the end of the 2004 season, Webb moved along with Damian Lynch to Drogheda United F.C. Drogheda United . He has become a regular fixture in the side, captaining the side on occasions and has added to his collection of medals by winning the FAI Cup in 2005 and the Setanta Cup in 2006 and 2007. He retired in January 2008. ref http www.independent.ie sport soccer drogheda hopes hit by webbs shock departure 1271131.html ref Honours League of Ireland 3 Bohemian F.C. Bohemians 2000 01, 2002 03 Drogheda United F.C. Drogheda United 2007 FAI Cup 2 Bohemian F.C. Bohemians 2001 Drogheda United F.C. Drogheda United 2005 Setanta Cup 2 Drogheda United F.C. Drogheda United 2006, 2007 References Reflist Persondata NAME Webb, Simon ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRI ... more details
infobox UK place country England region London official name Wennington latitude 51.5022 longitude 0.2269 london borough Havering constituency westminster Dagenham and Rainham UK Parliament constituency Dagenham and Rainham post town RAINHAM postcode district RM13 postcode area RM dial code 01708 os grid reference TQ545805 static image name static image caption population population ref charingX distance mi 14.8 charingX direction W Wennington is a small village in the London Borough of Havering on the outskirts of east London. It is situated 14.8 miles 23.9 km east of Charing Cross . It lies at a junction on the A13 road Great Britain A13 road south east of Rainham, London Rainham and Wennington Road. It consists of mostly scattered houses and the Wennington Hall farmhouse. The village has a population of around 300. Wennington is located at the eastern end of the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway redevelopment zone and is planned to be the site of the Wildspace Conservation Park London Riverside Conservation Park . The Wennington parish formed part of Romford Rural District from 1894 to 1934 and Hornchurch Urban District from 1934 until it was abolished in 1965. Wennington now forms part of the Rainham and Wennington Ward subnational entity ward of Havering. Wennington also has its own Football Team, Wennington Rovers Fc managed by Craig Hosler The Geezer . They play their home games at Spring Farm Park, Rainham. Transport and locale Nearest places Rainham, London Rainham Aveley Purfleet Nearest stations Rainham railway station London Rainham railway station Purfleet railway station External links Commons category inline Wennington, London http www.wenningtonvillage.org village.html The village http www.clubwebsite.co.uk wenningtonrovers Wennington Rovers FC LB Havering Category Districts of London Category Districts of Havering Category Villages in London Category Districts of London listed in the Domesday Book ... more details
notability date March 2012 unsourced date March 2012 Pura Foods Ltd is a manufacturer and supplier of edible oils and fats. The company now has two sites by the Thames , with manufacturing plant at Purfleet and R&D facilities at the former British Oil & Cake Mills BOCM in Erith . It is now part of Archer Daniels Midland Company ADM . The plant at Blackwall, London Blackwall , east London, closed in 2006. The Blackwall plant was on an isthmus site, at Leamouth , surrounded by a tight loop of Bow Creek the tidal mouth of the River Lee England River Lea , once occupied by the Thames Plate Glass Works closed in 1874 . It was one of the last surviving industrial plants in this part of London, once an important shipbuilding centre. coord 51.47121 N 0.25803 E region GB scale 30000 display title Category Food processing in London Category Former buildings and structures of Tower Hamlets industry company stub ... more details
Infobox football biography name David Crown image fullname David Ian Crown birth date birth date and age 1958 02 16 df y cityofbirth Municipal Borough of Enfield Enfield countryofbirth England currentclub position Striker youthyears1 youthclubs1 years1 ? 1979 years2 1979 1980 years3 1980 1981 years4 1981 1983 years5 1983 years6 1983 1985 years7 1985 1987 years8 1987 1990 years9 1990 1993 years10 1993 1994 years11 1994 1995 years12 1995 1996 years13 1996 years14 1996 ? years15 ? 1997 years16 1997 2001 clubs1 Grays Athletic F.C. Grays Athletic clubs2 Walthamstow Avenue F.C. Walthamstow Avenue clubs3 Brentford F.C. Brentford clubs4 Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth clubs5 Exeter City F.C. Exeter City loan clubs6 Reading F.C. Reading clubs7 Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United clubs8 Southend United F.C. Southend United clubs9 Gillingham F.C. Gillingham clubs10 Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Dagenham & Redbridge clubs11 Purfleet F.C. Purfleet clubs12 Aylesbury United F.C. Aylesbury United clubs13 Sudbury Town F.C. Sudbury Town clubs14 Billericay Town F.C. Billericay Town clubs15 Concord Rangers F.C. Concord Rangers clubs16 Purfleet F.C. Purfleet clubnumber caps1 goals1 caps2 goals2 caps3 46 goals3 8 caps4 28 goals4 2 caps5 7 goals5 3 caps6 88 goals6 14 caps7 116 goals7 45 caps8 113 goals8 61 caps9 86 goals9 38 caps10 ? goals10 ? caps11 goals11 caps12 goals12 caps13 goals13 caps14 goals14 caps15 goals15 caps16 goals16 pcupdate 21 48, 8 December 2007 UTC David Ian Crown born 16 February 1958 is an England English former professional Association football football player. His clubs included Grays Athletic F.C. Grays Athletic , Brentford F.C. Brentford , Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth , Southend United F.C. Southend United and Gillingham F.C. Gillingham . ref cite book first Roger last Triggs title The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club publisher Tempus Publishing Ltd year 2001 isbn 0 7524 2243 X pages p99 100 ref He made over 470 Football League appearances. Since retirement, he has b ... more details
Infobox football biography playername Kieran Adams image fullname Kieran Charles Adams dateofbirth birth date and age df yes 1977 10 20 cityofbirth St Ives, Cambridgeshire countryofbirth England height position Midfielder currentclub clubnumber youthyears1 youthclubs1 years1 1994 1999 years2 1996 years3 1997 years4 1999 ???? years5 years6 ???? 2002 years7 2002 2004 years8 2004 2006 clubs1 Barnet F.C. Barnet clubs2 Hayes F.C. Hayes loan clubs3 St Albans City F.C. St Albans City loan clubs4 Billericay Town F.C. Billericay Town clubs5 Boreham Wood F.C. Boreham Wood clubs6 Purfleet F.C. Purfleet clubs7 Windsor & Eton F.C. Windsor & Eton clubs8 Boreham Wood F.C. Boreham Wood caps1 19 caps2 caps3 9 caps4 caps5 caps6 caps7 92 goals1 1 goals2 goals3 1 goals4 goals5 goals6 goals7 19 nationalyears1 nationalteam1 nationalcaps1 nationalgoals1 pcupdate 14 41, 25 November 2009 UTC ntupdate Kieran Adams born 20 October 1977 is an English footballer. On 31 December 1994, he became Barnet F.C. s youngest ever player when he played against Mansfield Town F.C. Mansfield Town aged 17 years and 71 days, a record he held for 15 years until it was broken by Kofi Lockhart Adams when he came on as substitute against Cheltenham Town F.C. Cheltenham Town . ref http www.barnetfc.com page LatestNews 0,,10431 1885688,00.html ref During his time with the Bees, he was loaned out to Hayes F.C. Hayes ref http www.hyufc.net history files abbey andrews.html ref and St Albans City F.C. St Albans City . ref http www.sacfc.co.uk tpl player.php?sort goals&id 404 ref In total, he played 19 games for Barnet F.C. Barnet , scoring one goal, against Macclesfield Town F.C. Macclesfield Town , before spells with Billericay Town F.C. Billericay Town , Boreham Wood F.C. Boreham Wood , Purfleet F.C. Purfleet and Windsor & Eton F.C. Windsor & Eton . ref http www.wefc.co.uk first archive players adams.asp Dead link date April 2012 bot BlevintronBot ref ref http www.nonleaguedaily.com teams guidetoground.php?mode play ... more details
contract route 11, from Purfleet railway station Purfleet Station to Chadwell St Mary via Aveley and Orsett . Previously, the route had operated from Purfleet to Basildon and was operated by Clintona ... 11 Purfleet railway station Purfleet Station to Chadwell St Mary Chadwell St Mary Defoe Parade via Aveley ... to run Essex bus route 11 Purfleet station to Chadwell St Mary and School contracts and Private ... more details
The Circus Tavern is an entertainment venue in Purfleet , Essex , England which hosts functions, cabaret acts and is also a nightclub venue. However, it is most famous as having been a long time venue of the PDC World Darts Championship . It was the venue of the championships from its inauguration in 1994, although the championship s size and popularity outgrew the venue and the PDC announced that the championship would move to the Alexandra Palace for the 2008 PDC World Darts Championship . However, in late 2008 it was announced that the 2009 Players Championship Finals inaugural Players Championship Finals would be held there between January 30 and February 1, 2009 for the top 32 from the previous year s Players Championship Order of Merit. It was also the venue for the opening round and the play offs of the BetFred League of Legends . External links http www.bbc.co.uk london content articles 2007 02 15 barryhearn bdo feature.shtml Article on Hearn s future plans for World Darts venue BBC London http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi other sports darts 6516989.stm PDC announce switch to Alexandra Palace coord 51.4859 0.2461 type landmark region GB THR display title Category Sports venues in Thurrock Category Buildings and structures in Thurrock Category Darts venues ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Frederick James Leathers, 1st Viscount Leathers Order of the Companions of Honour CH Privy Council of the United Kingdom PC 21 November 1883 &ndash 19 March 1965 was a British industrialist and public servant. He left school in 1898 at the age of 15 to work with Steamship Owners Coal Association later merged with William Cory & Son , becoming managing director in 1916. He was concerned also with other companies dealing with coal or shipping services. He served as an adviser to the Ministry of Shipping from 1914 to 1918 and 1940 to 1941, and as Minister of War Transport in 1941. He attended the Casablanca Conference 1943 Casablanca , Washington, Quebec Conference, 1943 Quebec , and Cairo Conference Cairo conferences in 1943. He negotiated the lend lease of American ships to Britain. He also accompanied the Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the Yalta Conference Yalta and Potsdam Conference Potsdam Conferences. He later served as Minister for Coordination of Transport, Fuel and Power from 1951 to 1953. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Leathers , of Purfleet in the County of Essex, in 1941, and appointed a Companion of Honour in 1943. He was further honoured when he was made Viscount Leathers , of Purfleet in the County of Essex, in 1954. References reflist External links Hansard contribs mr frederick leathers 1 the Viscount Leathers S start S off S bef before John Moore Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara John Moore Brabazon as Minister of Transport S ttl title Secretary of State for Transport Minister of War Transport years 1941&ndash 1945 S aft after Alfred Barnes Labour politician Alfred Barnes as Minister of Transport S new S ttl title Minister for Coordination of Transport, Fuel and Power years 1951&ndash 1953 S non reason Office abolished S reg uk S new creation S ttl title Viscount Leathers years 1954&ndash 1965 S aft after Frederick Alan Leathers, 2nd Viscount Leathers Frederick Leathers rows 2 S new creation S ttl title ... more details
Orphan date September 2008 Infobox football biography name Greg Berry image Image Replace this image male.svg caption fullname Gregory John Berry birth date birth date and age 1971 3 5 df yes birth place Grays , England height position Midfielder football Winger currentclub clubnumber youthyears1 youthclubs1 years1 1988 1989 years2 1989 1992 years3 1992 1994 years4 1994 1997 years5 1995 years6 1996 clubs1 East Thurrock United F.C. East Thurrock United clubs2 Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient clubs3 Wimbledon F.C. Wimbledon clubs4 Millwall F.C. Millwall clubs5 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion loan clubs6 Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient loan clubs7 Purfleet F.C. Purfleet caps1 caps2 80 caps3 7 caps4 34 caps5 6 caps6 7 goals1 goals2 14 goals3 1 goals4 1 goals5 2 goals6 0 nationalyears1 nationalteam1 nationalcaps1 nationalgoals1 pcupdate ntupdate Greg Berry born 5 March 1971 is a retired England English Association football football midfielder football midfielder . He is the Head Coach and Technical Director at Peace Arch Soccer Club and is also coaching at Coastal WFC in British Columbia, Canada. References soccerbase 642 Greg Berry http www.allfootballers.com Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database subscription required http www.coastalwfc.com index.php?option com content&view article&id 35&Itemid 52 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Berry, Greg ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English footballer DATE OF BIRTH 5 March 1971 PLACE OF BIRTH Grays , England DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Berry, Greg Category 1971 births Category Living people Category English footballers Category Association football midfielders Category Premier League players Category Leyton Orient F.C. players Category Wimbledon F.C. players Category Millwall F.C. players Category Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Category East Thurrock United F.C. players england footy midfielder 1970s stub ... more details
Thames at Purfleet , close to the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge . In part, it forms the boundary between ... of the Thames at Purfleet , close to the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge . There are two tributaries ... on the Mardyke at Purfleet in the 14th century, that was owned by the Knights Templar . ref http ... a new bridge over the Mardyke at Purfleet. This bridge named the Veolia Mardyke Bridge links Purfleet ... more details
Infobox cricket ground ground name Thames Board Mills Sports Ground nickname country England image location Purfleet , Essex establishment 1956 small first recorded match small seating capacity end1 end2 year1 1969 1972 club1 Essex County Cricket Club Essex date 12 September year 2010 source http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 11 700.html Ground profile Thames Board Mills Sports Ground was a cricket ground in Purfleet , Essex . The first recorded match on the ground was in 1956, when the Essex County Cricket Club Essex Second XI played the Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship . ref http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 11 700 minc.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played on Thames Board Mills Sports Ground ref Essex County Cricket Club Essex played their first List A cricket List A match there against Kent County Cricket Club Kent in the 1969 Player s County League . Essex played 4 List A matches there between 1969 and 1972, playing their final List A match there against Glamorgan County Cricket Club Glamorgan in the 1972 John Player League . ref http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 11 700 a.html List A Matches played on Thames Board Mills Sports Ground ref The ground is no longer used for cricket, but is used for association football football . The ground was previously owned by the London Fire Brigade , but is today owned by a private social club which retains its link to the Fire Brigade. There has also been speculation about Grays Athletic F.C. building their new ground there. ref http www.echo news.co.uk news 2197184.grays plan move to new aveley stadium Grays plan move to new Aveley stadium ref References reflist External links http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 11 700.html Thames Board Mills Sports Ground on CricketArchive http www.cricinfo.com england content ground 57683.html Thames Board Mills Sports Ground on Cricinfo coord 51.49463 N 0.23607 E region GB type landmark display t ... more details
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United 1986 87 Canvey Island F.C. Canvey Island Purfleet F.C. Purfleet 1987 88 Purfleet F.C. PurfleetPurfleet F.C. Purfleet 1988 89 Brightlingsea United F.C. Brightlingsea United East Thurrock United ... Leyton Maldon Town F.C. Maldon Town Pegasus Athletic F.C. Pegasus Athletic Thurrock F.C. Purfleet ... more details
Thames Chase is a Community Forests in England community forest of 9842 hectares 24,320 acres 38 square miles ref cite web url http www.forestry.gov.uk newsrele.nsf WebPressReleases 5D448E0549A856E48025669F002D0DA5 title Forestry Commission News Release No. 1656, 1.6 MILLION MORE TREES PROMISED FOR THE EAST OF LONDON date 28 October 1998 publisher Forestry Commission accessdate 13 March 2010 ref located in 47 sites in London and Essex , England . Its stated aim is blockquote ...to renew and regenerate the landscape at the edge of East London and South Essex by creating Thames Chase, the Community Forest a varied wooded landscape for local people to influence, create, use, enjoy and cherish. blockquote It has been managed as a community forest since 1990. The forest centre is located near Upminster and is surrounded by 0.56 km of new woodlands, meadows and ponds. List of sites London Borough of Havering Berwick Glades Berwick Woods Bonnetts Wood Hornchurch Country Park River Ingrebourne Ingrebourne Valley Parklands London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Central Park Eastbrookend Country Park The Chase Local Nature Reserve Bretons Outdoor Centre Beam Valley Country Park Essex in the Brentwood, Essex Brentwood area Shenfield, Essex Shenfield Common Thorndon Country Park three sites near Warley, Essex Warley the Mardyke river Mardyke Valley running from near Brentwood to the River Thames at Purfleet four sites in the Aveley area, six sites, including Belhus, Essex Belhus Country Park and Kenningtons Park External links http www.thameschase.org.uk Official website References references Community Forest Category Parks and open spaces in Havering Category Parks and open spaces in Barking and Dagenham Category Forests and woodlands of England Category Thurrock Category Urban forests in the United Kingdom london geo stub ... more details
Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation was a non departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Communities and Local Government . It was an Urban Development Corporation set up by the Her Majesty s Government Government of the United Kingdom covering the entire borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex . It handled large planning applications in the borough, and was part of the government s plan for urban expansion in the Thames Gateway . Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation opened for business in 2005 to drive economic growth in Thurrock, create homes, jobs and opportunities and make Thurrock a place where people want to live and work. The Corporation was given a target of creating 26,000 jobs and 18,500 homes in the borough and given the power to determine major planning applications to help achieve this. The Corporation encouraged and managed new projects and was committed to achieving growth and improvement in the Borough. It received annual government funding and was eligible to bid for more to support key projects, such as the development of Purfleet centre. It also worked to attract private sector investment in Thurrock. In 2007, following public consultation, it was planned for its remit to last until 2014. ref http media newswire.com release 1049452.html Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation lifespan extended , press release at Media Newswire.com ref At the end of the premiership of Gordon Brown , there was an intention to merge the Corporation into the Homes and Communities Agency . However, following its emphasis on Localism politics localism , the United Kingdom coalition government 2010 present 2010 coalition government instead merged the Corporation into Thurrock Borough Council on 1 April 2012. ref http www.communities.gov.uk news corporate 1709145 Thurrock Borough Council to take charge of local regeneration , CLG, 8 September 2010 ref See also London Thames Gateway Development Corporation References ... more details
Use dmy dates date March 2012 Infobox football club clubname Rainham Town image caption fullname Rainham Town Football Club nickname shortname founded 1945 dissolved 1994 ground Deri Park, Rainham, London Rainham capacity owntitle owner chrtitle chairman mgrtitle manager league season 1993 94 Isthmian League 1993 94 position Isthmian League Division Two, 22 22 Rainham Town F.C. was an England English association football football club based in Rainham, London Rainham , Greater London . Their home ground was Deri Park. History The club was established in 1945 and initially played at the Rainham Working Men s Club Ground before moving to Deri Park in 1948. They were founder members of the Delphian League in 1951. ref name FCHD fchd id RAINHAMT name Rainham Town ref In 1961 they transferred to the Metropolitan League , before joining Division Two of the Athenian League in 1964. In 1977 they joined Division Two of the Isthmian League . During the 1993 94 Isthmian League 1993 94 season the club left Deri Park, playing at Thurrock F.C. Purfleet and Aveley F.C. Aveley . They finished bottom of Division Two and were due to be relegated to Division Three, but resigned from the league and folded. ref name FCHD Records Best FA Cup performance Third qualifying round, 1957 58, 1958 59 Best FA Vase performance Fifth round, 1977 78 References reflist Category Defunct football clubs in England Category Football clubs in London Category Delphian League Category Athenian League Category Metropolitan League Category Isthmian League Category Association football clubs established in 1945 Category Association football clubs disestablished in 1994 Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
infobox historic subdivision Name Thurrock HQ Status Urban district , parish Start 1936 End 1974 Replace Thurrock Map File Thurrock essex 1961.png 300px br Thurrock within Essex in 1961 PopulationFirst 63,431 PopulationLast 125,058 PopulationFirstYear 1939 PopulationLastYear 1971 AreaFirst 38,324 acres 155 km AreaLast 40,552 acres 164 km AreaFirstYear 1936 AreaLastYear 1974 Thurrock was a local government district and civil parish in south Essex , England from 1936 to 1974. The parish and urban district was formed from the former area of the following civil parishes which had been abolished in 1936 ref name Youngs cite book first Frederic last Youngs title Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England volume I Southern England year 1979 publisher Royal Historical Society location London isbn 0901050679 ref From Grays Thurrock Urban District Grays Grays Thurrock From Orsett Rural District Bulphan Corringham, Essex Corringham East Tilbury Fobbing Horndon on the Hill Langdon Hills Little Thurrock Mucking North Ockendon part Orsett Stanford le Hope Stifford West Tilbury From Purfleet Urban District Aveley South Ockendon West Thurrock From Tilbury Urban District Chadwell St Mary The district was enlarged in 1938 by gaining Little Burstead from Billericay Urban District . The district was abolished in 1974 and its former area used to create the present day borough of Thurrock . It has since become a unitary authority unitary district with largely the same boundaries. References reflist External links http www.visionofbritain.org.uk bound map page.jsp?first true&u id 10074186&c id 10001043 Historic boundaries A Vision of Britain http www.visionofbritain.org.uk unit page.jsp?u id 10074186&c id 10001043 Unit data A Vision of Britain coord 51.50 0.35 type adm3rd dim 20000 region GB THR display title Category Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 Category History of Thurrock Category Urban districts of England ... more details
infobox historic subdivision Name Orsett HQ Status Rural district Start 1894 End 1936 Replace see text Image PopulationFirst 19,912 PopulationLast 20,525 PopulationFirstYear 1901 PopulationLastYear 1931 AreaFirst convert 39939 acre km2 AreaLast convert 29158 acre km2 AreaFirstYear 1911 AreaLastYear 1931 Orsett Rural District was a local government district in south Essex , England from 1894 to 1936. It was formed as a rural district in 1894. From 1835, the constituent parishes had made up the Orsett Poor Law Union and from 1875 they also formed the Orsett Rural Sanitary District RSD . Coverage The Orsett Rural District included the parishes of Aveley until 1929 Bulphan Chadwell St Mary until 1912 Corringham, Essex Corringham East Tilbury Fobbing Grays Grays Thurrock Horndon on the Hill Langdon Hills Little Thurrock Mucking North Ockendon Orsett South Ockendon until 1929 Stanford le Hope Stifford West Thurrock until 1929 West Tilbury Chadwell St Mary parish removed in 1912 was used to form Tilbury Urban District . Parishes removed in 1929 were used to form Purfleet Urban District . In 1934 parts of Corringham, Fobbing and Laindon Hills were removed to create Billericay Urban District . The remaining parts of the district were used in 1936 to form part of Thurrock Urban District , with part of North Ockendon transferred to Hornchurch Urban District . Most of its former area today forms part of Thurrock . External links http www.visionofbritain.org.uk bound map page.jsp?first true&u id 10025941&c id 10001043 Historic boundaries A Vision of Britain coord 51.50 0.35 type adm3rd dim 20000 region GB THR display title Category Political history of Essex Category Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Category History of local government in London 1889 1965 Category History of Thurrock Category Rural districts of England ... more details
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