Billericay history and accessibility
Little Burstead or Burghstead, is a parish in the Southern division of the county, Barstable hundred, near the source of the River Crouch, 2 miles south west from Billericay, and 5 east from Brentwood station.The church of St Mary is small, with a nave and chancel, and low spire, with 2 bells.The register dates from … Read more
Great Burstead (or Burghstead), is a pleasant village and parish, a mile and a half to the south of Billericay, and on the road to Tilbury, in the Southern division of the county, union of Billericay.The small market town of Billericay is in this parish for civil purposes, but a separate parish for ecclesiastical purposes. … Read more
Billericay is a small market town and chapelry, in the parish of Great Burstead, it has 1284 inhabitants, and is pleaantly situated on a commanding eminence, 24 miles ENE of London, 10 miles South of Chelmsford, and 5 miles East of Brentwood Railway Station, at the junction of roads from Romford to Southend and from … 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