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Grays is the largest town in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock to the east of London.
From the top of Bridge Road in Grays you can look down to Thurrock Yacht Club, Grays beach children's playground and the River Thames where you can occasionally see large container ships travelling up and down. Grays is also home to The Fat Surfer, a live music venue. There are bands every Friday from 7:30 till 11:00. The Loyal Order of Moose is represented by a Grays lodge who meet on the third Friday of the month at 'The Mess' at 78 High Street, which is the Royal British Legion Club for Thurrock. The local college is Palmer's College.
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The local railway station is Grays railway station. SportBridge Road is also home to the area's local football team, Grays Athletic F.C., who play in the Football Conference and were two time, back to back winners of the FA Trophy competition. Freddy Eastwood, who currently plays for Southend United and famously knocked Manchester United out of the Carling Cup, played for Grays Athletic after being released by West Ham United. From Bridge Road you can look down to Thurrock Yacht Club. Lakeside Hammers speedway team (formerly Arena Essex Hammers) races nearby, next to the Lakeside Shopping Centre. HistoryImage:Grays Thurrockmap 1946.jpg A map of the town from 1946 Grays/Chafford Hundred are the homes of three Victorian chalk pits. The two largest are known as the Lion Gorge, and the Warren Gorge. The area in which Chafford Hundred is built was once a Victorian landfill site. Famous people from Grays
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