Corringham sits immediately east of Stanford-le-Hope and is now classed as part of the same built-up area, but keeps its own local shopping parade on Lampits Hill serving the surrounding estates.
Its small historic centre is one of only seven conservation areas in Thurrock borough, and the town sits on a hill overlooking the Thames.
Industrial history runs deep: the Corringham Light Railway once linked a munitions factory to the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, and the town has long-standing connections to Thames-side shipping and, later, the Thames Haven / Coryton refining complex nearby.
Around 24 miles east of London and 3 miles south of Basildon, so the working population splits between London commuting, Basildon and the Thames-side logistics belt.
Corringham had a recorded population of about 14,339 at the 2021 census.