Thorpe Bay

Thorpe Bay
Thorpe Bay is located in Essex
Thorpe Bay
Thorpe Bay
Location within Essex
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSOUTHEND-ON-SEA
Postcode districtSS1
Dialling code01702
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Essex
51°31′58″N 0°45′33″E / 51.53267°N 0.75909°E / 51.53267; 0.75909

Thorpe Bay is an area of the city of Southend-on-Sea, in the City of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. located on the Thames Estuary.[1] Thorpe Bay is situated within the Thorpe ward of Southend-on-Sea. It is around 4 miles to the east of Southend. Originally the area was called Thorpe, but it was renamed Thorpe Bay, after the railway station. The station had been given the name to indicate that it was a seaside settlement. The majority of Thorpe Bay consists of residential properties, mainly built in the 1920s, arranged in a grid pattern.

  1. ^ "History of Thorpe Bay, in Southend on Sea and Essex | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2017.