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Purfleet-on-Thames Essex Map

Traditional county: Essex · Unitary authority: Thurrock · Region: Eastern

Explore Purfleet-on-Thames, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Purfleet-on-Thames map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Purfleet-on-Thames, Essex

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Place	Purfleet-on-Thames
Traditional County	Essex
Unitary Authority	Thurrock
Region	Eastern
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.484826
Longitude	0.232949
Place Type	Other Settlement

About Purfleet-on-Thames

Purfleet-on-Thames commands a thoughtful position on the northern bank of the River Thames. It lies 3.3 km north-north-west of Dartford (from Dartford: bearing 343°T, OS grid TQ 551 785), and is situated south-west of Aveley village. The air here, especially when the tide turns, carries a briny tang, a constant reminder of the river's enduring influence, mingling with the faint, sweet scent of the chalk quarries that have shaped its landscape for centuries. This chalk, quarried with diligence, forms a pale, almost luminous backbone to the land, catching the low English sun in a way that can lend even the most utilitarian structures a certain ethereal quality. Historically, Purfleet-on-Thames was a place of industry, its wharves once busy with the comings and goings of vessels laden with goods, a ceaseless ebb and flow mirroring the river itself. Though its industrial heart beats with a quieter rhythm now, the memory of its working past is etched into the very character of Purfleet-on-Thames, a quiet stoicism that defines its present.

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