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Extends about eight miles along the north hank of the river Thames, opposite Erith Reach, Long Reach, and St. Clement's Reach; from Hornchurch Marsh to Grays Thurrock. It extends about 12 miles northward, but decreases from 7 to 2 miles in breadth. The small river Ingerbourn flows along its western boundary to the river Thames; and other rivulets flow through it, and unite their waters with the Thames at Purfleet and Cold Harbour. It is crossed near South Weald and Brentwood by the Eastern Counties Railway; and, on the banks of the Thames, by the Tilbury and Southend Railway. It is in the Southern Parliamentary Division of Essex, in the Diocese of Rochester, Archdeaconry of Essex, and Deanery of Chafford. It has a fertile soil, and picturesquely undulated and well-wooded surface, with many handsome seats, some of them commanding fine views of the busy Thames and the Kentish hills. The following enumeration of its fourteen parishes, and four hamlets, shows their territorial extent and their population in 1851.
| Parish | Acres | Population in 1861 |
| Aveley parish * | 2,862 | 811 |
| Childerditch parish | 1,570 | 209 |
| Cranham | 1875 | 331 |
| Ockendon North | 1703 | 338 |
| Ockendon South * | 2872 | 1021 |
| Rainham * | 3160 | 868 |
| South Weald * | 4,650 | 1,383 |
| Brentwood chap | 460 | 2,205 |
| Stifford parish | 1,547 | 320 |
| Thurrock (Grays) * | 1,332 | 1,713 |
| Thurrock (West) | 2,863 | 754 |
| Purfleet hamlet | ||
| Purfleet Barracks | 81 | |
| Upminster parish | 3,157 | 1,228 |
| Warley (Great) | 2,653 | 952 |
| Warley (Little) | 1,651 | 344 |
| Warley Barracks | 644 | |
| Wennington parish | 1285 | 177 |
| Totals | 34,180 | 13,379 |
* Those marked * are in the Liberty of the Duchy of Lancaster.
+ UNIONS:- Aveley, N. and S. Ockendon, Stifford, Grays and West Thurrock, and
Purfleet, are in Orsett Union; Cranham; Rainham, Upminster, Great Warley, and
Wennington, are in Romford Union; and Childerditch, South Weald, Brentwood, and
Little Warley, are in Billericay Union.
The CHIEF CONSTABLES are Mr. S. R. Francis, of Cranham, and Mr J E Joyner, of
West Thurrock. PETTY SESSIONS are held at Brentwood, and County COURTS at
Romford and Brentwood.