Billericay history and accessibility
admin 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
MUCKING, a small scattered village near a small creek of the river Thames, 4 miles N.N.E. of Tilbury Fort, and 10 miles S. of Billericay, has in its parish 236 souls, and 2146 acres of cultivated land, and about 200 acres of open heath and waste. The south-east part is low but fertile marsh land, … Read more
LAINDON HILLS, or Langdon Hills, a scattered village and parish, on a lofty eminence, 6 miles S. of Billericay, and 9 miles N. of Tilbury Fort, has 289 inhabitants, and 1775 acres of land. The hill on which this parish stands is about a mile in length and breadth, and its summit commands one of … Read more
LEE CHAPEL, 4½ miles S. by E. of Billericay, is a small extra-parochial liberty, on the east side of Laindon Hills. It has only about 10 inhabitants, 360 acres of land, and one farm-house; but had anciently a chapel, the foundations of which are still visible.It was called East Lea Chapel, and had a chantry, … Read more
BASILDON, or Basseldon, is a small village and chapelry, ecclesiastically united to Laindon parish, and distant 4 miles S.S.E. of Billericay. It contains 180 souls, and 1627 acres of land. It was made a chapelry to Laindon at an early period, and is in the three reputed manors of Barstable, Botelers, and Battleswick, belonging to … Read more