Baker Street, Essex

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Coordinates: 51°30′N 0°20′E / 51.50°N 00.34°E

Baker Street
Baker Street Baker Street shown within Essex
OS grid reference	TQ6381
Unitary authority	Thurrock
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Thurrock
List of places UK England Essex

Baker Street windmill, by John Winfield

Baker Street is a location in Orsett in the unitary authority of Thurrock. It is in the ceremonial county of Essex, England.

Baker Street as it appeared on the 1777 Chapman & Andre map of Essex

Reaney^[1] suggests the name is derived from William Bakere de Luggestreet.

It is known locally because of the surviving windmill. The windmill is said to have been built in the 17th century and ceased working in 1911. It is now a private house.^[2]

Notes

↑ PH Reaney, The Place-Names of Essex (CUP, 1969)
↑ Pastscape - Detailed Result: BAKER STREET WINDMILL

v t e Thurrock

Traditional parishes in Thurrock	Aveley Bulphan Chadwell St Mary Corringham East Tilbury Fobbing Grays Horndon-on-the-Hill Little Thurrock Mucking Orsett South Ockendon Stanford-le-Hope Stifford West Thurrock West Tilbury

Other places in Thurrock	Baker Street Biggin, Essex Bill Meroy Creek Chafford Gorges Nature Park Chafford Hundred Hangman's Wood High House, Purfleet Lower Horse Mardyke (river) Orsett Heath Purfleet Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve Shell Haven Terrel's Heath Thurrock Thameside Nature Park Tilbury Town

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