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RM16 4QT - Orsett

Orsett is a village, ward, former civil parish and ecclesiastical parish located within Thurrock unitary district in Essex, England, it is north-east of Grays. In 2011 the ward had a population of 6,115." [1]

Situated in local authority Chadwell St Mary, Orsett is classed as urban with major conurbation. Nearest towns are Grays (2 miles away), Tilbury (2 miles away), Stanford-le-Hope (4 miles away), with the capital city, London being 18 miles away.

Essex

Essex offers everything from beautiful landscape to historic towns and buildings, and from cultural attractions to quiet medieval villages to well, yes, the 'kiss 'n' cuddle' of Southend-on-Sea. Get past the stereotype and there is a region waiting to be discovered and which should be as lauded as some of the more famous tourism destinations across the UK.

One of the home-counties, Essex sits on the Thames and looks out on the North Sea. It is to the north-east of Greater London and borders Hertfordshire to the west, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north. The Essex landscape varies greatly making for some wonderful scenery, from jagged coastline and low salt marshes and streams to gently undulating pastoral countryside and farmland populated by sheep and cows.

The rural land that borders Suffolk is quite beautiful and the landscape offers up views recognizable from a number of famous Constable paintings.
Essex is one of the oldest counties and was at one time part of the East Saxon Kingdom. Originally held by the Trinovantes tribe, Essex was the first region to be taken over by the Romans in 43 AD and Colchester is the oldest recorded town in Britain.

Consequently the region offers a wealth of archaeological riches - in particular the Roman remains of Colchester, capital of the province of Britannia. Colchester Castle has an extensive exhibition on Roman Colchester and there are remains of a unique Roman Circus in the city. There are also an astonishing 14,000 buildings with listed building status in Essex and those worth visiting include Colchester Castle, Hylands House, Audley House, Thaxted Guildhall, Hedingham Castle and the 7th century Saxon Church of St. Peter-on-the-Wall.

From its gentle seaside resorts to gaudy Southend, and from Epping Forest to Waltham Abbey to the elegant county town of Chelmsford, Essex is a charming corner of England offering history, beauty, culture and, yes, a little bit of slap and tickle.

Where is it?

Location
Orsett

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Ward
Chadwell St Mary

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Local Authority
Thurrock

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Council

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Constituency

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County
Essex

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Region
East of England

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Country
England

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Classification
Urban with Major Conurbation

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Area Type
Unitary Authority

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ONS GSS ID
E00080570

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LSOADZ_NAME
Thurrock 012D

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Government ID
Thurrock 012

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Coordinates
51.487, 0.375

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Phone Code
(01375) xxxxxx

Nearby Towns

Grays	1.5 mi
Tilbury	1.9 mi
Stanford-le-Hope	3.6 mi
Gravesend	4.1 mi
Brighton	50.5 mi
Reading	57.5 mi
London	18.3 mi
Cardiff	152.6 mi
Edinburgh	337.7 mi