Aveley
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  Aveley |
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| Population | 8,381 |
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| OS grid reference | TQ565805 |
| Unitary authority | Thurrock |
| Ceremonial county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SOUTH OCKENDON |
| Postcode district | RM15 |
| Dialling code | 01708 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Thurrock |
Coordinates: 51°30′06″N 0°15′12″E / 51.50177°N 0.25339°E
Aveley is a small town within the Thurrock unitary authority in Essex, England and one of the traditional (Church of England) parishes in Thurrock. It is a suburban development located 16.3 miles (26.2 km) east of Charing Cross in London and within the eastern bounds of the M25 motorway.
Location
Aveley is roughly bounded to the north and west by the London Borough of Havering, to the south by the A13 road and to the east by the M25 motorway.
Nearest places:
History
In Domesday the names has various spellings - Alvithelea, Alvileia and Alvilea.[1] The name means Aelfgyth's wood clearing.[2] A variation, in 1418, is Alvythele.[3]
John Newton, the author of Amazing Grace, lived in Aveley which was the home of his father's second wife.[4] Alice Diehl (née Mangold), the novelist and concert pianist, was born in Aveley.
After the Second World War the population grew rapidly as the area absorbed some of the London overspill.
Historic buildings
St Michael's Church
The parish church (St. Michael's) is a Grade 1 listed building that was built in the 12th century.[5] It contains the 14th century memorial brass of Radulphus de Knevynton which is echoed in the arms of the Thurrock unitary authority. The church was declared unsafe in the 19th century, with the recommendation that it should be pulled down. However, the parishioners raised £1,000 and saved the structure.[6]
Other listed buildings
Grade 2*[5]
- Brett's Farmhouse
- Sir Henry Gurnett public house
Grade 2[5]
- 79, High Street
- Crown and Anchor hotel
- Park Corner House
- 54 and 56 High Street
- Courts Farm, Park Lane
- Court's Farmhouse barn
- Brett's Farmhouse barn
- Aveley Hall
The Old Ship public house at 58 High Street is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.[7]
Demographics
According to Thurrock Council in 2001 the ward of Aveley and Uplands had a population of 8,381 people.
Sport
Aveley is the home of two non-League football clubs; Aveley, who play at the Mill Field and Thurrock who play at Ship Lane.
Belhus golf course is located in Aveley near the site of the former Belhus Mansion. Much of the remaining land from Belhus forms the Belhus Woods Country Park.
Communications
Nearest railway stations:
Notes
- ↑ Christopher Harrold (Editor), Exploring Thurrock (Thurrock Local History Society, 2008)
- ↑ James Kemble, Essex Place-Names (Historical Publications, 2007)
- ↑ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives: CP 40/629; http://aalt.law.uh.edu/H5/CP40no629/aCP40no629fronts/IMG_0489.htm; first entry
- ↑ Lewis, Frank (1976). Essex and Suger. Philimore. p. 51.
- 1 2 3 Appendix 7 to Thurrock Development Plan
- ↑ St Michael's Aveley on the Thurrock Local History Society web site
- ↑ Brandwood, Geoff (2013). Britain's best real heritage pubs. St. Albans: CAMRA. p. 39. ISBN 9781852493042.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aveley. |
- Thurrock Council's Population page
- Aveley and Newham Band
- St Michael's Church, Aveley
- Aveley Church on Essex Churches website
- Aveley Football Club
- History of Aveley in 1863 Whites Directory
- Historic photos of Aveley
- Aveley in the Domesday Book