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Dist:0.2km<br/>A fallen tree over a stream in Coombe Wood, this area of Thundersley Woods managed by Castlepoint Council was granted “Village Green” status in 2007.
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.2km<br/>This view is almost of the same area as [[1637267]], but from the opposite direction. Kingston Primary School lies lower-centre, with the Church Road to its left. The white-roofed building just below-left of centre is the postal sorting office. The wood to the right is Coombe Wood. For other roads and buildings see [[1637267]].
©Edward Clack
Dist:0.3km<br/>This is a similar view to that of [[1519366]], taken in Summer 1987, before the hurricane. Many of the conifers visible then came down, and since then other trees have grown up. [[1635727]] shows an aerial view including the churchyard, taken in the spring of 1987.
©John Rostron
Dist:0.3km<br/>Coombe Wood is an area of ancient and secondary woodland lying north of the A13 in Benfleet. The A13 (London Road) is just visible running from just above centre-left, then slightly upwards to the right. The woodland just above-left of centre is elevated and forms a small hilltop within the wood. There is an underlying cap of Bagshot sands rather than the Claygate beds underlying other parts. The area to the upper left of this hill (south of the A13) comprises plotland. The roads in the lower left are Thundersley Grove (lower left) and Coombewood Drive (lower centre).
©Edward Clack
Dist:0.3km<br/>Looking towards Wistley Heights across Thundersley Cemetery
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.3km<br/>Coombe Wood occupies the bottom and right of the picture here. It sits on the Claygate and Bagshot beds. The built-up areas to the left lie on the lower-lying London Clay. There is an escarpment between these running from the lower left of the image to the upper right. The road running from the lower left (Rhoda Road North) lies approximately at the top of the slope. The road from the mid-left running parallel (Downer Road North) is approximately at the bottom. St Peter's Church lies in the upper right, with the churchyard below and left.
©Edward Clack
Dist:0.3km<br/>St Peters was built in the 12th Century, but the extension dates from 1966. From the outside this looks quite pleasing in that the extension does not pretend to be anything else but of its time, however it does blend well with the ancient structure. Learn more at http://www.thundersley.org/stpeters.html
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.3km<br/>This beautiful little 12th Century church has a hideous 1960s hall extension tagged on the end. It also has a slip-sliding-away graveyard. [[316327]] [[316306]]
©Julieanne Savage
Dist:0.3km<br/>Kingston Primary School lies at the bottom centre, with Church Road to the right. The road opposite the school is Grasmere Road. The wood to the centre-left is Coombe Wood. The edge of the woodland marks the escarpment (also seen in [[1635727]]). The housing beyond is New Thundersley. The Church Road can be seen continuing towards to top centre.
©Edward Clack
Dist:0.3km<br/>Here is another shot of the plummeting graveyard at St, Peter's, Thundersley. It is actually a real shame. The estate behind is one of my favourite places in the world - Tarpots. Perhaps that is why no-one is doing much to stop the landslide.
©Julieanne Savage
Dist:0.3km<br/>St Peter's stands at the top of quite a steep hill (behind me as I took the photo). The white notice explains that the fenced area of the churchyard (in the foreground) has been closed to the public due to subsidence.
©Trevor Harris
Dist:0.3km<br/>This is the graveyard at St. Peter's, Thundersley. Big notices say this place is currently closed to the public due to subsidence. Some of these graves are very old and are literally tumbling down the hill towards Tarpots! The fences and supports they have put up aren't very good and the whole thing is crumbling. Major work is needed here to save this graveyard.
©Julieanne Savage
Dist:0.3km<br/>Weathervane
©Julieanne Savage
Dist:0.3km<br/>Kenneth Road runs from the centre-left to the lower right. The road running to the lower centre is The Chase. The road above and parallel to Kenneth Road is Thundersley Grove. Coombe Wood lies above this.
©Edward Clack
Dist:0.3km<br/>This photo shows some nice autumnal colours in October 1987. Coombe Wood is the woodland in the upper third of the photo. The road below it is the A13 (London Road) and the road to the right is Rhoda Road North (unmade). Much of the land below this is well-wooded plotland, mostly secondary woodland, though there are one or two patches though to be ancient.
©Edward Clack

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