Chafford Hundred

Coordinates: 51°29′17″N 0°18′00″E / 51.488°N 0.300°E / 51.488; 0.300
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Not to be confused with Hundred of Chafford.

Chafford Hundred
2021 census)[note 1]
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51°29′17″N 0°18′00″E / 51.488°N 0.300°E / 51.488; 0.300

Chafford Hundred is an area in the Borough of Thurrock in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. Chafford Hundred is north-west of Grays.

Its

railway station
serves the area and Lakeside Shopping Centre.

Lakeside Shopping Centre is in West Thurrock and is located in the Chafford and North Stifford, and South Chafford wards in the borough of Thurrock.[2] Chafford Hundred was built on parts of the historical parishes of Stifford and West Thurrock, Mill Lane being the border of the respective historical parishes.[3]

History

In 1985,

derelict land adjacent to the M25 motorway in Grays, Essex.[4][5] Designed by architect Owen Luder, the proposal included the construction of 5,000 homes, five schools and new shops for a population of 15,000 people, and was estimated to cost £100 million.[5] It was named "Chafford Hundred" after a former Bishop of London and the historic Hundred of Chafford.[5][6]

The development would be built on a 600 acre site in Grays and

new town in West Thurrock.[15][14][16][13][17] Officially, it was a housing estate in the western part of the town of Grays.[18][7]

The first homes in Chafford Hundred were completed in 1989. Approximately 5,600 houses and flats have been built since 1989 on 353 acres of

brownfield housing land. These areas have a variety of housing types which includes private sector housing as well as housing associations and retirement homes.[8] Chafford Hundred railway station serves the local area, and was built to serve the area. It opened in 1993, and currently sees a twice hourly service connecting it to London, Grays and Southend.[19] The name is re-used from the historic Hundred of Chafford, which covered a much larger area including parts of present-day Thurrock in Essex and the London Borough of Havering in Greater London.[20]

The area has seen large growth since its inception, with many City workers living there due to the relatively easy commute into

Evening Standard article, "the most coveted address in Britain" by Nick Curtis in 2001 included properties in the new village.[22] This is not due to the architecture of the houses (mostly all very similar starter homes), but because it provides relatively affordable housing with public and recreation areas, as well as generally large private gardens, well connected to many jobs.[23]

There are four elected councillors representing Chafford Hundred, currently Cllr Mark Coxshall and Cllr Garry Hague for Chafford and North Stifford Ward, and Cllr Abbie Akinbohun and Cllr Suzanne Hooper for South Chafford Ward.[24] The area's Member of Parliament is Jackie Doyle Price. Although there were initially no facilities, they managed to raise funds to build a youth park which was launched last year.[25] The area is also served by multiple churches.[26]

Schools

Chafford Hundred currently has four primary schools and one secondary school.

  • Tudor Court Primary School
  • Warren Primary School
  • Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred
  • Harris Primary Academy Mayflower
  • Harris Academy Chafford Hundred (secondary, formerly Chafford Hundred Campus Business and Enterprise College)[27]

Geography

The land is on very gentle slopes (ranging from 18 to 34m

AOD) and the area also has included a number of park and recreational areas. The largest area is of special environmental and scientific interest, Chafford Gorges Nature Park; its management was taken over by Essex Wildlife Trust
on 9 June 2005.

Politics and governance

Chafford Hundred is in the

local authority is Thurrock Council which has held unitary authority status since 1998. As such, the council is responsible for all local government services in the area.[6] Chafford Hundred also falls under the jurisdiction of Essex Police and the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service which are overseen by the elected Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex.[30][31] Since 2016, the police, fire and crime commissioner has been Roger Hirst of the Conservative Party.[32]

For the purposes of

Grays Thurrock North. As the development continued to grow into the 1990s, the Local Government Commission for England split off parts of these wards to form a new separate ward for Chafford Hundred in 1997, which elected two councillors.[36][37] Continued population growth into the 2000s led the commission to reorganise Chafford Hundred and its neighbouring wards into the current wards of South Chafford and Chafford and North Stifford in 2004.[38][36] Former Conservative council leader Mark Coxshall represented Chafford and North Stifford until he lost his seat to the Labour Party at the 2023 Thurrock Council election.[39][40] As of 2024, both of Chafford Hundred's wards have one Conservative councillor and one Labour councillor each.[41]

Notable people

Singer Louisa Johnson is from Chafford Hundred and attended Harris Academy Chafford Hundred.[42][43] Television personalities Chloe Brockett[44][45] and Toby Aromolaran[46][47] also come from the area, as does footballer Elliot Omozusi.[48]

References

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  7. ^ a b c "Community Needs and Open Spaces Study – Thurrock Council" (PDF). Thurrock Council. September 2005. pp. 105–106. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Chafford Hundred Station Travel Plan" (PDF). Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
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  21. ^ Clark, Ross (11 December 2002). "Who will survive a crash?". The telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  22. ^ Curtis, Nick (11 December 2002). "The Most Coveted Address in Britain". The telegraph. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
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  24. ^ "Current councillors | Thurrock Council". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  25. ^ "The Enquirer :: First anniversary for Chafford Hundred youth park". Archived from the original on 28 August 2013.
  26. ^ "All Saints Church". Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  27. ^ Shepherd, Jessica (13 January 2010). "School created five years ago is 'most improved'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  28. ^ a b Baston, Lewis (15 May 2018). "Is demography destiny? How population shift can recast the political map". Prospect Magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  29. ^ a b "Thurrock". The Times Guide to the House of Commons. Times Newspapers Limited. 2015. p. 358. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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  32. ^ "Election 2021: Conservative Roger Hirst is new Essex PFCC". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  33. ^ "Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Thurrock" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission. December 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  34. ^ "Wards and polling stations". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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  36. ^ a b "Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Thurrock in Essex" (PDF). Local Government Commission for England. December 1996. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  37. ^ The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 1997 (Order). Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions. 21 February 1997. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  38. ^ The Borough of Thurrock (Electoral Changes) Order 2002 (Order). Local Government Commission for England. 29 August 2002.
  39. ^ "Thurrock elections 2023: Tory leader of council loses seat". Basildon Canvey Southend Echo. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  40. ^ Boakye, Kwame (5 May 2023). "Thurrock leader loses seat but Tories retain control". Local Government Chronicle. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  41. ^ "Council and democracy: Your Councillors by Ward". Thurrock Council. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  42. ^ Rice, Emma (8 December 2015). "Louisa comes home to Chafford Hundred ahead of X Factor final". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  43. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (15 December 2015). "Can 17 year old Essex girl Louisa Johnson save the ailing X Factor?". The Times. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  44. ^ Idris, Arike (12 September 2023). "TOWIE star Chloe Brockett shares comeback to show after suspension following heated row with Roman Hackett". EssexLive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  45. ^ Youell, Clare (15 March 2019). "TOWIE cast including Chloe Brockett, Kelsey Stratford, Ella Rae Wise and Joey Turner filming at four different locations around Essex". EssexLive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  46. ^ Mellin, Hannah (9 January 2024). "Love Island's Toby Aromolaran: his age, friendship with Tyrique Hyde and Chloe Burrows split". Heat World. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  47. ^ Idris, Arike (12 July 2021). "Love Island 2021: The Essex football club Love Island's semi-pro footballer Toby plays for". EssexLive. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  48. ^ Coleman, Jasmine (24 November 2011). "Leyton Orient defender sacked following jail sentence for intimidating witness in Hackney schoolgirl murder trial". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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