Horndon-on-the-Hill

Horndon on the Hill
Village
The Horndon Woolmarket
Horndon on the Hill
Location within Essex
Area0.672 km2 (0.259 sq mi)
Population1,521 (Built up area, 2021)
• Density2,263/km2 (5,860/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ665835
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSTANFORD-LE-HOPE
Postcode districtSS17
Dialling code01375
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Horndon-on-the-Hill is a village in the borough of Thurrock, in Essex, England. It is located close to the A13, around 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Stanford-le-Hope, its post town, and around 2 miles (3 km) north-east of Orsett. At the 2021 census the built up area had a population of 1,521.

The village has two churches, the Anglican Church of St Peter and St Paul, which dates from the 13th century and is Grade I listed and a Methodist Church. It also has a primary school, a recreational park and two public houses, The Swan and The Bell.

Horndon-on-the-Hill 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. The parish has also been merged for ecclesiastical purposes with the neighbouring parishes of Bulphan and Orsett.