Today it corresponds to the Thurrock unitary authority area with parts in Basildon, Essex and Havering, Greater London.
[4] Three schemes were considered at an inquiry in 1912: conversion of Chadwell St Mary parish to an urban district, amalgamation of Chadwell St Mary and Little Thurrock as a new urban district, and expansion of Grays Urban District to include Chadwell St Mary, Little Thurrock, West Thurrock and part of Stifford.
[6] In 1929 Purfleet Urban District was formed from the parishes of Aveley, South Ockendon and West Thurrock.
[9] The greater part of North Ockendon was transferred to Hornchurch Urban District.
[10] The former rural district now corresponds to the Thurrock unitary authority area with parts in Basildon, Essex and Havering, Greater London.