Basildon Urban District

Basildon Urban District (from 1934 to 1955 Billericay Urban District) was a local government district in south Essex, England from 1934 to 1974.

Basildon
(Billericay from 1934 to 1955)
Area
  195127,139 acres (110 km²)
  196127,139 acres (110 km²)
Population
  193127,454 (equivalent area)
  1971129,302
History
  Created1934
  Abolished1974
  Succeeded byBasildon
StatusUrban district

The district was created in 1934 consisting of the following parishes (all from Billericay Rural District):[1]

It also gained 1,282 acres (5 km2) from Chelmsford Rural District and 1,627 acres (7 km2) from Orsett Rural District.

In 1937 all the parishes were abolished and used to create a Billericay parish which occupied the same area as the district.[2] In 1955 the district was renamed Basildon, still consisting of the Billericay parish.[3]

References

  1. Vision of Britain Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - Billericay UD (historic map Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved 9 November 2006.
  2. Vision of Britain Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - Billericay parish (historic map) Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
  3. Vision of Britain Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - Basildon UD (historic map Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine). Retrieved 9 November 2006.

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