Billericay
Sign in to saveBillericay ( ) is a historic market town and civil parish in the Borough of Basildon in Essex, England. It lies east of the City of London. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 28,562 and the built up area had a population of 34,075.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.static_image_name
- Billericay High Street.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Billericay High Street and St Mary Magdalen Church
- UK place.official_name
- Billericay
- UK place.civil_parish
- Billericay
- UK place.population
- 28,562
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.shire_district
- Borough of Basildon
- UK place.shire_county
- Essex
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Basildon and Billericay
- UK place.post_town
- BILLERICAY
- UK place.postcode_district
- CM11, CM12
- UK place.postcode_area
- CM
- UK place.dial_code
- 01277
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TQ675945
- UK place.mapframe
- yes
- UK place.mapframe zoom
- 11
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- Tudor period
- Pilgrim Fathers
- Georgian and Victorian eras
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- Geography
- Open spaces
- Neighbouring settlements
- Geology
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Parliamentary
- Transport
- Schools
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- Media
- In popular culture and trivia
- Twinning
- Notable people
- Listed buildings
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Billericay ( ) is a historic market town and civil parish in the Borough of Basildon in Essex, England. It lies east of the City of London. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 28,562 and the built up area had a population of 34,075.
The town was founded in the 13th century by the Abbot of West Ham, in his Manor of Great Burstead. During the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, the Essex rebels were defeated in a battle with Richard II's forces in the Battle of Billericay. In 1620, four local people were on board the Mayflower as it sailed to Massachusetts, to establish the first English settlement in what would become the north of the United States. The town has long taken a pride in this connection, and many businesses and other organisations use the name Mayflower, with the Town Council and other local organisations using it as their emblem.