Basildon

Basildon ( ) is a town in Essex, England. It lies east of Central London, south of Chelmsford, and west of Southend-on-Sea. It gives its name to the wider Borough of Basildon which also includes the towns of Billericay and Wickford and surrounding rural areas.

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Basildon is a town in Essex, England, located east of London and surrounded by other towns like Billericay and Wickford. It serves as the namesake for the wider Borough of Basildon, an administrative area that encompasses these nearby towns and rural areas.

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Basildon
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.population: 144,859
UK place.population_ref: (Built up area, 2021)
UK place.os_grid_reference: TQ7389
UK place.post_town: Basildon
UK place.postcode_area: SS
UK place.postcode_district: SS13 – SS16
UK place.dial_code: 01268
UK place.constituency_westminster: Basildon and Billericay
UK place.constituency_westminster1: South Basildon and East Thurrock
UK place.london_direction: WSW
UK place.shire_district: Basildon
UK place.shire_county: Essex
UK place.static_image_name: Image:Basildon Precinct - geograph.org.uk - 261332.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Basildon Town Square, looking east
UK place.type: Town

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: new town (UK)
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Basildon
Population: 185900
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Capital of: Basildon
Shares border with: Billericay
Official website: basildon.gov.uk
Image: Basildonplaza.jpg
Dialing code: 01268

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twinned administrative body: Heiligenhaus
Commons category: Basildon
topic's main category: Category:Basildon (town)
OS grid reference: TQ735895
category of associated people: Category:People from Basildon
category for people born here: Category:Births in Basildon
postal code: SS13 – SS16
P8168: Maquela Airport
different from: Basildon

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Basildon (engelskt uttal: [ˈbæzɪldən] (info)) är en stad i grevskapet Essex i England. Staden är huvudort i distriktet med samma namn och ligger cirka 42 kilometer öster om centrala London. Tätortsdelen (built-up area sub division) Basildon hade 107 123 invånare vid folkräkningen år 2011. Basildon nämndes i Domedagsboken (Domesday Book) år 1086, och kallades då Be(r)lesduna. Staden är kanske mest känd som hemstad för medlemmarna i musikgrupperna Depeche Mode och Yazoo.

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