Langdon Hills is an area of
Basildon
Basildon ( ) is a town in Borough of Basildon, the borough of the same name, in the county of Essex, England. It had a recorded population of 115,955 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. In 1931, the town had a population of 1,159.
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in the
borough of Basildon
The Borough of Basildon is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Essex, England. It is named after its largest town, Basildon, where the council is based. The borough ...
in
Essex
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, England.
It is located south of
Laindon railway station on the
London, Tilbury and Southend line
The London, Tilbury and Southend line, also known as Essex Thameside, is a commuter railway line on the Rail transport in Great Britain, British railway system. It connects Fenchurch Street railway station, Fenchurch Street station, in central ...
. It is the location of the Langdon Hills Country Park, which is in the unitary authority of
Thurrock
Thurrock () is a unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Essex, England. It lies on the north bank of the River ...
.
History
In 1767,
Arthur Young commented on the view from Langdon Hills
:"''…near Horndon, on the summit of a vast hill, one of the most astonishing prospects to be beheld, breaks almost at once upon one of the dark lanes. Such a prodigious valley, everywhere painted with the finest verdure, and intersected with numberless hedges and woods, appears beneath you, that it is past description; the Thames winding thro’ it, full of ships and bounded by the hills of Kent. Nothing can exceed it…''"
Until its abolition in 1936, Langdon Hills was a civil parish, part of the
Orsett Rural District.
From the 1930s the
Dunton Plotlands developed and are now commemorated by a museum.
In 1931 it covered an area of and had a population of 2,103. 100 years earlier, in 1831, the population was 224 and the area covered was .
Community
On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished to form Thurrock parish, part went to
Lee Chapel,
it became part of the
Thurrock Urban District. In 1974 the Thurrock Urban District was split with most of the Langdon Hills area going to
Thurrock District and the smaller but more built up part to the north that was within Basildon New Town going to
Basildon District.
The town has a church (
St. Johns Church), two schools (
Great Berry Primary School and
Lincewood School). It has a nature reserve stretching down to
Laindon. It also has a
Tesco
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superstore in the towns boundaries. Langdon Hills has a small area as the new district of
Great Berry is placed just north of
Tesco
Tesco plc () is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in the United Kingdom at its head offices in Welwyn Garden City, England. The company was founded by Jack Cohen (businessman), Sir Jack Cohen in ...
.
Maple tree lane is however situated inside of Basildon and is not part of any of the above.
References
External links
Laindon and District Community ArchiveLangdon Living LandscapeBasildon Borough History - Langdon Hills & Dunton
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Villages in Essex
Former civil parishes in Essex
Borough of Basildon