Great Burstead
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| Great Burstead | ||
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| Statistics | ||
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| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | TQ679922 | |
| Administration | ||
| District: | Basildon | |
| Shire county: | Essex | |
| Region: | East of England | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
| Other | ||
| Ceremonial county: | Essex | |
| Historic county: | Essex | |
| Services | ||
| Police force: | Essex Police | |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} | |
| Ambulance: | East of England | |
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| Post town: | BILLERICAY | |
| Postal district: | CM11 2 | |
| Dialling code: | 01277 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | Billericay | |
| European Parliament: | East of England | |
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Great Burstead is a village in Essex, England. It is situated to the south of Billericay.
The Great Burstead parish, abolished 1934, also covered Billericay. [1] [2] The parish formed part of the Billericay Rural District from 1894 and Billericay Urban District from 1934. The district was renamed Basildon Urban District in 1955 and became part of the present-day Basildon district in 1974.
The village has South Green as it's main shopping district.
Great Burstead has a successful cricket team who were formed in 1956 and who currently play at Hannikins Farm
[edit] References
- ^ Vision of Britain - Great Burstead parish (historic map). Retrieved 9 November 2006.
- ^ Billericay History House - Billericay, White's Directory of Essex, 1848. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
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