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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Chadwell St Mary like this:
CHADWELL-ST. MARY, a parish in Orsett district, Essex; on the Thames, and on the Tilbury and Southend railway, 2 miles E of Grays r. station, and 2½ S of Orsett. Post Town, Grays, under Romford. Acres, 1,977; of which 160 are water. Real property, £2,946. Pop., 457. Houses, 85. The property is divided among a few. ...
Chalk-caves occur here, called Daneholds and Cunobelin's gold mines. Tilbury fort is partly within the border. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £427.* Patron, the Rev. J. P. Herringham. The church is old but good. Charities, £12.
Chadwell St Mary is now part of THURROCK Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how THURROCK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Chadwell St Mary itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Chadwell St Mary, in Thurrock and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6574
Date accessed: 15th November 2025
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