Billericay Rural District
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| Billericay RD | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Rural district |
| 1911 area | 49,394 acres (200 km²) |
| 1931 area | 49,393 acres (200 km²) |
| History | |
| Created | 1894 |
| Abolished | 1934 |
| Succeeded by | Brentwood Urban District Billericay Urban District Chelmsford Rural District |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1901 population | 17,504 |
| 1931 population | 39,700 |
Billericay Rural District was a local government district in Essex, England from 1894 to 1934.
It consisted of the following parishes: [1]
- Basildon
- Brentwood (1894-1899; used to create Brentwood Urban District)
- Bowes Gifford
- Childerditch
- Downham
- Dunton
- East Horndon
- Great Burstead
- Hutton
- Ingrave
- Laindon
- Lee Chapel
- Little Burstead
- Little Warley
- Mountnessing
- Nevendon
- North Benfleet
- Pitsea
- Ramsden Bellhouse
- Ramsden Crays
- Shenfield
- South Weald
- Vange
- West Horndon
- Wickford
In 1934 the district was abolished. Hutton, Ingrave and South Weald went to Brentwood Urban District and most of the remainder went to Billericay Urban District with parts of some parishes (1,659 acres) transferred to Chelmsford Rural District. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Vision of Britain - Billericay RD (historic map)
- ^ Vision of Britain - Chelmsford RD
