Basildon Urban District
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| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Urban district |
| HQ: | |
| History | |
| Created: | 1934 |
| Abolished: | 1974 |
| Succeeded by: | Basildon |
| Area | |
| 1951: | 27,139 acres |
| 1961: | 27,139 acres |
| Population | |
| 1931: | 27,454 (equivalent area) |
| 1971: | 129,302 |
Basildon Urban District (from 1934 to 1955 Billericay Urban District) was a local government district in south Essex, England from 1934 to 1974.
The district was created in 1934 consisting of the following parishes (all from Billericay Rural District): [1]
- Basildon
- Bowes Gifford
- Great Burstead
- Laindon
- Lee Chapel
- Little Burstead (until 1938, to Thurrock Urban District)
- Nevendon
- North Benfleet
- Pitsea
- Vange
It also gained 1,282 acres from Chelmsford Rural District and 1,627 acres from Orsett Rural District.
In 1937 all the parishes were abolished and used to create a Billericay parish which occupied the same area as the district. [2] In 1955 the district was renamed Basildon, still consisting of the Billericay parish. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Vision of Britain - Billericay UD (historic map). Retrieved 9 November 2006.
- ^ Vision of Britain - Billericay parish (historic map). Retrieved 9 November 2006.
- ^ Vision of Britain - Basildon UD (historic map). Retrieved 9 November 2006.
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