Laindon
Sign in to saveLaindon is a suburban town forming the western part of Basildon in Essex, England. Laindon was historically a separate village and parish. In 1949 the village was included in the designated area for the new town of Basildon, since when the area has been extensively developed and it now forms part of the built up area of Basildon.
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Laindon is a suburban town forming the western part of Basildon in Essex, England. Laindon was historically a separate village and parish. In 1949 the village was included in the designated area for the new town of Basildon, since when the area has been extensively developed and it now forms part of the built up area of Basildon.
==History== The name Laindon is thought to mean the hill (dun in Old English) by the Lyge, an old name for one of the streams in the area, which is a tributary of the River Crouch.
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