Basildon
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 34 ′ N , 0 ° 28 ′ E | ||
| OS National Grid | TQ735895 | ||
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| Residents | 120,779 (as of 2001) | ||
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| Post town | Basildon | ||
| ZIP code section | SS13 - SS16 | ||
| prefix | 01268 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| Shire county | Essex | ||
| Ceremonial county | Essex | ||
| District | Basildon | ||
| British Parliament | Basildon | ||
| Website: www.basildon.gov.uk | |||
Basildon is a town in the district of the same name in Essex in eastern England . It is located around 40 km northeast of London .
history
Basildon was mentioned as a Behoter in the Domesday Book as early as 1086 . Near the village, in Billericay's Norsey Woods, King Richard II finally defeated the militants of the Peasant Uprising of 1381 on June 28th. The Pilgrim Fathers also met in Billericay in 1620 before their departure for the New World. In 1855 the parish of Pitsea received a railway connection, in 1888 the stations in Laindon and Wickford Railway were built. In the area of today's Basildon there were still just 707 inhabitants in 1851, in 1921, after the telephone connection was also available, there were 4,489, ten years later 12,986. In 1936 the traffic connection was improved by the A137 from London to Southend-on-Sea . In 1946 a football club was founded in Basildon and a cricket club in 1948.
In 1949 Basildon received the status of a "New Town", i. That is, it was promoted as a planned city with the aim of facilitating the settlement, especially of Londoners. This new town grew out of the old parish of Basildon and the smaller parishes of Pitsea, Laindon, and Vange.
In 1964, Ford built a tractor factory in the city. CNH group tractors are produced there today . In 1971, Marks and Spencer opened a branch .
Town twinning
- Gweru , Zimbabwe
- Heiligenhaus , Germany
- Meaux , France
Personalities
Born in Basildon
- Nathaniel Woodard (1811-1891) - Church of England priest, founder of eleven schools
- Eamonn Martin (* 1958) - long-distance runner, last domestic winner of the London Marathon
- Stuart Bingham (* 1976) - professional snooker player
- Jay Howard (* 1981) - racing car driver
- Freddy Eastwood (* 1983) - football player of Roman origin
- Luke Jermay (* 1985) - magician and mentalist
- Chris Moorman (born 1985) - poker player
- Michael Kightly (born 1986) - football player
- James Tomkins (born 1989) - football player
Other personalities
- Vince Clarke (* 1960) - founding member of Depeche Mode , Yazoo and Erasure
- Andrew Fletcher (born 1961) - Depeche Mode keyboardist
- Martin Gore (* 1961) - composer, guitarist and keyboardist for Depeche Mode
- Dave Gahan (born 1962) - singer and front man for Depeche Mode
- Alison Moyet (born 1961) - singer
- Gemma Ray (born 1980) - singer
- Ireen Sheer (born 1949) - pop singer
- Rodney David Wingfield (1928–2007) - writer and detective radio play author
