About South Ockendon
South Ockendon is an ancient parish within the county of Essex, England. Although a small town, it is close to, and has easy access to many of the larger towns in Essex. It does not matter if you are just visiting South Ockendon and staying in a hotel, or if you live there, we can bring one of our spectacular and sexy South Ockendon escorts right to your door. If you are feeling lonely and are looking for some great company, Diamond Escorts will send you only the very best escort. When the lady of your choice arrives, she will make you feel at ease the minute you see her, you will know that your evening in South Ockendon will be the best that you have had. Your escort will charm you with her outstanding personality and wit, and with a figure so, so, sexy you will find her irresistible.Before the Norman Conquest South Ockendon was a village and by 1085 the villagers had built their first church. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and at that time was called Wokenduna.
Up until the 1940's the village was centred around the village green and it still had its Norman church as well as its 17th century inn 'The Royal Oak'. The South Ockendon mental hospital was originally Mollands Farm which was purchased in 1912 to be used as a rehabilitation centre for what we call today educationally challenged people. This hospital became a major mental hospital which the locals called 'The Colony'. This hospital closed in 1993 and was demolished in 1998. The site was re-developed into a major housing estate known as Brandon Groves Estate which was completed in the year 2000.
During the 1940's other areas of South Ockendon village became home to prefabricated housing which provided homes for the victims of the bombing of East London and West Essex who had lost their homes. Most of these houses had been demolished by the late 1960's and replaced by the Flowers Estate, still prefabricated buildings but of a more solid type, gradually these have been replaced by brick houses.
During the 1970's The Ford Motor Company had a factory in Aveley, this was home to the Ford's Advanced Vehicle Operations, this factory eventually closed down in 2004.
Transport is provided by the Upminster to Gray's railway line and this separates the old village from Belhus. The development of Belhus has been continuous since the early 1950's and divides Aveley from South Ockendon.
