Fobbing is a small village in Thurrock, England, tucked onto the northern edge of the Thames estuary and surrounded by farmland and coastal marshes. It sits close to the larger towns of Basildon and Tilbury, so while the village itself feels rural and residential, many residents commute or work in nearby ports, distribution centres and towns, giving a quiet community a connection to the wider local economy.
The village is perhaps best known for its historic role in resisting royal tax collectors during the 1381 Peasants' Revolt, and it still retains a traditional village core centred on its parish church, St Mary the Virgin. That mix of medieval history, simple rural landscape and proximity to the industrial edges of Thurrock gives Fobbing a character that contrasts sharply with the busier neighbouring parts of the borough.
Postcode districts covering Fobbing
Most populated places nearby
- Islington 24.9 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 10.6 miles
- Bexley 15 miles
- Basildon 2 miles
- Chelmsford 13.6 miles
- Maidstone 18.6 miles
- Gillingham 12.3 miles
- Harlow 22.3 miles
- Grays 6.9 miles
- Chatham 12.5 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 14.9 miles
- Dartford 12.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Corringham and Fobbing Ward 0.7 miles
- Nethermayne Ward 1.3 miles
- Stanford-le-Hope Built-up area 1.4 miles
- The Homesteads Ward 1.5 miles
- Stanford East and Corringham Town Ward 1.5 miles
- Basildon Built-up area 2 miles
- St. Martin's Ward 2.3 miles
- Langdon Hills Ward 2.4 miles
- Stanford-le-Hope West Ward 2.5 miles
- Lee Chapel North Ward 2.8 miles
- Fryerns Ward 3 miles
- Pitsea South East Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Fobbing
SS17 9HQ, SS17 9HP, SS17 9HW, SS17 9JL, SS17 9HR, SS17 9JA, SS17 9FP, SS17 9WW, SS17 9JQ … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 9.9 miles
- London City Airport 18 miles
- Basildon Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Pitsea Railway Station 2.2 miles
Hotels near Fobbing Ad
- Holiday Inn Basildon 4 3.2 miles
- The Jolly Drayman Pub and Hotel 7.9 miles
- Stifford Hall Hotel Thurrock 3 7.3 miles
- Campanile Restaurant Basildon - East of London 3.4 miles
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 9.7 miles
- Oyster Fleet Hotel 2 5.3 miles
- Spring River Ebbsfleet by Marston's Inns 4 9.9 miles
- Best Western Manor Hotel 3 9.7 miles
- Rettendon Lodge Events 8.2 miles
- The Clarendon Royal Hotel 3 7.7 miles
Local points of interest
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 4.2 miles
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 9.8 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 9.9 miles
- Roots Hall Stadium 10 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 10.1 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 10.4 miles
- Blue Water Shopping centre 11 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 11.1 miles
- Hylands Estate 11.3 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 11.3 miles
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 11.3 miles
- Princes Park Stadium 12.4 miles