In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described East Tilbury like this:
TILBURY (East), a parish in Orsett district, Essex; on the Thames, 1 mile ESE of Low-Street r. station, and 5 E by S of Grays-Thurrock. Post town, West Tilbury, under Romford. Acres, 3,237; of which 1,125 are water. Real property, £3,563. Pop., 403. Houses, 79. The property is much subdivided. ...
T. House is the seat of E. Williams, Esq. The residence of St. Chad, Bishop of the East Saxons, was here. An ancient ferry over the Thames also was here; and is believed to have been that by which the Emperor Claudius crossed the river in pursuit of the Britons. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £244.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is old but good; and had a lofty tower which, in the time of Charles II., was battered down by the Dutch fleet. There are a Wesleyan chapel and a parochial school.
East Tilbury through time
East Tilbury is now part of Thurrock district. Click here for graphs and data of how Thurrock has changed over two centuries. For statistics about East Tilbury itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of East Tilbury, in Thurrock and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6940
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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