Billericay
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 38 ′ N , 0 ° 25 ′ E | ||
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| Residents | 33,687 (as of April 29, 2001) [1] | ||
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| Post town | BILLERICAY | ||
| ZIP code section | CM11, CM12 | ||
| prefix | 01277 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | East of England | ||
| Shire county | Essex | ||
| District | Basildon | ||
| Website: billericaytowncouncil.gov.uk | |||
Billericay is in Essex located town in the district of Basildon in England with around 33,000 inhabitants.
According to tradition, the Pilgrim Fathers met in Billericay before they crossed over to America on the Mayflower . In many areas of public life, this fact is honored by giving names. There is the Mayflower House, Mayflower Taxis and Mayflower Hall.
The city was immortalized in the song "Billericay Dickie" by the band Ian Dury and the Blockheads .
politics
Member of Parliament from Billericay is John Baron of the Conservative Party . Before that, Theresa Gorman was the city's representative, a conservative rebel who opposed the Maastricht Treaty . In its history, Billericay has always been a conservative stronghold. Neither the Labor Party nor the Liberal Democrats (or their predecessors) achieved any notable successes.
economy
A key employer nearby is a Ford development center.
Town twinning
Sister cities are the US cities of Fishers in Indiana and Billerica in Massachusetts and the French city of Chauvigny in the Vienne department .
sons and daughters of the town
- Henry Selby Hele-Shaw (1854–1941), engineer and professor at the University of Liverpool
- Francis Thomas Bacon (1904–1992), engineer (development of alkaline fuel cells )
- Neal Asher (born 1961), science fiction author
- Alison Moyet (born 1961), pop singer
- Vom Ritchie (* 1964), drummer in the German punk / rock band Die Toten Hosen
- Kevin Painter (* 1967), professional darts player
- Robert Denmark (* 1968), former long-distance runner
- Mark Foster (* 1970), professional swimmer
- Ben Wheatley (* 1972), film director and screenwriter
- Russell Tovey (* 1981), actor, grew up in the city
