Thurrock: Five Things You Might Not Know About the Borough
Eight facts about the town, each taken from Wikipedia and linked to its source.
A few facts about Thurrock, paraphrased from its Wikipedia article (text available under CC BY-SA, retrieved 2026-10-03). Wikipedia can be edited by anyone, so check anything you plan to rely on.
Thurrock villagers helped spark the Peasants' Revolt
The article says that in 1381 villagers from Fobbing, Mucking and Stanford-le-Hope instigated the Peasants' Revolt.
Elizabeth I addressed her troops here in 1588
Wikipedia records that in 1588 Elizabeth I addressed her troops as the Spanish Armada sailed up the English Channel.
There is a shoe-company village at East Tilbury
Thurrock includes the Bata village, which the article says was built for workers of the shoe company in 1933.
The State cinema dates from 1938
Wikipedia says the State cinema dates from 1938 and still features its original cinema organ.
Thurrock became a unitary authority in 1998
The article says Thurrock was made a unitary authority on 1 April 1998, taking over county-level services.
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