Tilbury is a port town in the borough of Thurrock, Essex, England.
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12 Facts About Tilbury
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Tilbury is part of the Port of London with a major deep-water port which contributes to the local economy.
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Name of the present town of Tilbury is derived from the nearby settlements of East and West Tilbury.
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Tilbury's history is closely connected with its geographical location .
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The first permanent fort at Tilbury was a D-shaped blockhouse built in 1539 by Henry VIII and initially called the "Thermitage Bulwark", because it was on the site of a hermitage dissolved in 1536.
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The Tilbury blockhouse was designed to cross-fire with a similar structure at New Tavern, Gravesend.
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The parish of Tilbury Docks was established in 1903 and the Tilbury Urban District Council in 1912; it merged with Thurrock UDC in 1936.
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Tilbury is on the north bank of the River Thames, where the river's meander has caused it to narrow to approximately 800 yards in width.
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Tilbury Band, dating from 1919, was among the leading brass bands in the UK.
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Notable people who have had some connection with Tilbury include: three football players, John Evans, who played for Liverpool, Tom Scannell, who played for Liverpool; Noel Betowski, artist, who was born there in 1952; Thomas Horrocks Openshaw, who was a consultant surgeon at Tilbury Hospital; and actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje whose childhood being raised there by foster parents is documented in the movie Farming.
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Tilbury Fort was used as a location for Sharpe's Regiment, starring Sean Bean.
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Tilbury has a non-League football club Tilbury F C who play at Chadfields.
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