Billericay history and accessibility
TILBURY (EAST) is an ancient village on the north bank of the Thames, at the east end of Gravesend Reach, and at the south end of that broad bend of the river commonly called The Hope, about a mile from Low street Station, 2½ miles E. by N. of Tilbury Fort and Station, and 16 … Read more
THURROCK (LITTLE) is a village and parish, on the north bank of the Thames, 1 mile east of Grays Thurrock, and 2 miles N.W. of Tilbury Fort. It contains 292 souls, and about 1400 acres of land, rising boldly from the marshes, and generally fertile and well cultivated. At Domesday Survey it was held by … Read more
THUNDERSLEY, a pleasant village on a rising ground, from 2 to 3 miles S.W. of Rayleigh, and 8 miles S.E. of Billericay, has in its parish 531 inhabitants and 2610 acres of land, of which 200 souls and 860 acres are in Thundersley Hamlet, in Rochford Hundred, about 1 mile east of the church.The whole … Read more
STANFORD-LE-HOPE is a small village on a rivulet, about 1½ mile north of that portion of the Thames called The Hope; 2 miles S.E. of Horndon- on-the-Hill ; and 12 miles E.S.E. of Romford. It has a Station on the London and Southend Railway. A bridge crosses the rivulet on the site of the ancient … Read more
SHENFIELD is a large and pleasant village on the Chelmsford road, extending more than a mile eastward from Brentwood, of which town it may be considered a suburb. Its parish contains 1145 inhabitants, and 2397 acres of land, and within its limits is Brentwood Railway Station. The soil is generally a fertile loam, and the … Read more
RAMSDEN-CRAYS, a small village, near the confluence of two sources of the river Crouch, 2 miles E.S.E. of Billericay, has in its parish 261 souls, 2260 acres of fertile land, and the small village of Crays Hill, nearly a mile S. of the church. At the Domesday Survey, it belonged to Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, … Read more
RAMSDEN BELLHOUSE is a pleasant village from 3 to 4 miles E. of Billericay. Its parish contains 430 inhabitants, and 2685 acres of land, and is bounded on the south by the river Crouch, and has a strong and heavy soil, generally fertile and well-cultivated. It extends two miles N. of the church, to Ramsden … Read more
PITSEA, a village and parish, 5 miles W.S.W. of Rayleigh, and 4 miles N. of the Thames, has a Station on the London and Southend Railway, and is at the head of a creek which runs up from that river at the west end of Canvey Island. It includes part of that island, and contains … Read more
ORSETT, a large and pleasant village, 9 miles S. by W. of Bilericay, 5 miles N. of Tilbury Fort, and 13 miles E.S.E. of Romford, gives name to the large UNION. Its parish comprises 1484 inhabitants, and 4136 acres ofland, including the village of BAKER STREET, about a mile W. of the church ; but … Read more
NEVENDON, or Newendon, is a small parish and straggling village, in a pleasant valley, 4 miles S.E. by E. of Billericay, containing 205 souls, and 974 acres of land. Before the Conquest, it was held by three proprietors, and it afterwards passed to the Mareschall, Fitz-Lewis, Berdeford, Blackmore, Bavin, and Eachus families. It is in … Read more