Fobbing
| Fobbing | |
|---|---|
Tower of St Michael's Church | |
Fobbing Location within Essex | |
| Population | 913 (Built up area, 2021) |
| OS grid reference | TQ715845 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stanford-le-Hope |
| Postcode district | SS17 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Fobbing is a village in the borough of Thurrock in Essex, England. It is between Basildon and Corringham, and is also close to Stanford-le-Hope, the latter being its post town. At the 2021 census the Fobbing built up area had a population of 913.
Fobbing was an ancient parish. It was abolished as a civil parish in 1936 on the creation of Thurrock Urban District, which in turn became the modern borough of Thurrock in 1974. Fobbing remains an ecclesiastical parish in the Church of England.
The village has one of the seven conservation areas in Thurrock.