Grays

Grays, historically also known as Grays Thurrock, is the largest town and administrative headquarters of the borough of , in , England. The town is located on the north bank of the , approximately 20 miles to the east of central London, and 2 miles east of the M25 motorway.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 36,600 residents
  • Description: town in Essex, England
  • Also known as: “Grays Thurrock” and “Grays, Essex”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grays railway station and Thameside Centre.

Railway station
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is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the town of Grays, in , England. It lies 19 miles 70 chains down the line from London Fenchurch Street, via Rainham; it is located at the junction where a branch line from via rejoins the route from Rainham.

Theater building
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is a theater building.

Railway station
Photo: John Winfield, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is on a loop line of the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the town of , Essex. It is 21 miles 48 chains down the line from via Rainham and it is situated between and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gravesend and Northfleet.

Photo: Lexicon10uk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is in the county of in the South East region of . is a historic town on the river Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. Since the late 14th century passengers have been transported to and from London by water on a "Tilt Boat".

Town
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is a town in the borough of in , England. It is located immediately west of , and on the border with the Borough of Dartford. is situated 2½ miles south of Grays.

Town
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is a port town on the north bank of the Thames in the borough of in , England. The present port was established as separate settlement near and and in the late 19th century, on land that was mainly part of the parish of .

Grays

Latitude
51.4781° or 51° 28′ 41″ north
Longitude
0.3233° or 0° 19′ 24″ east
Population
36,600
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
Open location code
9F32F8HF+68
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26684993
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2648182
Wiki­data ID
Q991532
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Grays” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غرايز”
  • Asturian: “Grays”
  • Basque: “Grays (Essex)”
  • Basque: “Grays”
  • Bavarian: “Grays”
  • Belarusian: “Грэйс”
  • Bulgarian: “Грайс”
  • Bulgarian: “Грейс”
  • Catalan: “Grays”
  • Cebuano: “Grays”
  • Chinese: “格雷斯”
  • Dutch: “Grays Thurrock”
  • Dutch: “Grays”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جرايز”
  • Esperanto: “Grays”
  • French: “Grays”
  • German: “Grays”
  • Hebrew: “גרייס”
  • Indonesian: “Grays”
  • Irish: “Grays”
  • Italian: “Grays”
  • Japanese: “グレーズ”
  • Japanese: “グレイズ”
  • Korean: “그레이스”
  • Ladin: “Grays”
  • Latin: “Thurroc de Grey”
  • Latvian: “Greisa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grays”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grays”
  • Norwegian: “Grays”
  • Persian: “گریز، انگلستان”
  • Polish: “Grays”
  • Portuguese: “Grays”
  • Romanian: “Grays”
  • Russian: “Грейс”
  • Scots: “Grays”
  • Serbian: “Grays”
  • Serbian: “Grejz”
  • Serbian: “Грејз”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قریز، اینگیلیس”
  • Spanish: “Grays”
  • Swedish: “Grays”
  • Tatar: “Грейс (шәһәр)”
  • Tatar: “Грейс”
  • Vietnamese: “Grays”
  • Volapük: “Grays”
  • Welsh: “Grays”

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