Billericay history and accessibility
Billericay Union comprises the 26 parishes of Basseldon, North and South Benfleet. Bowers Gifford, Brentwood, Great and Little Burstead, Childerditch, Downham, Dunton, East and West Horndon, Hutton, Ingrave, Laindon, Mountnessing, Nevendon, Pitsea, Ramsden Bellhouse, Ramsden Crays, Shenfield, South Weald, Thundersley, Vange and wickford. It has two small market towns, viz, Brentwood and Billericay, the latter … Read more
Little BursteadLittle Burstead or Burghstead, is a parish near the source of the river Crouch, 2 miles south west from Billericay station .on the Southend on Sea branch ofthe Great Eastern railway, and 6 east from Brentwood.The church recently assigned to St Mary, is a small building in the Early English style, consisting of chancel … Read more
Billericay is a small town and head of a union, on an eminence at the junction of the road from London to Rochford and Southend, with that from Chelmsford to the ferry over the Thames at Tilbury, 6 miles east from Brentwood, 9 south from Chelmsford and 23 from Whitechapel church, and was formed into … Read more
In my earlier days of growing up, I often travelled out into Essex for an evenings entertainment in my car and with my girl, and often visiting the likes of Ongar and Blackmore, or South Weald; and at some stage I always got caught in a gridlock in Billericay on the way home, every time. … Read more