Basildon (England)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
בסילדון (אנגליה)
Name (Latin)
Basildon (England)
Other forms of name
nnaa Basildon, Eng
nne Basildon (Essex)
Coordinates
0.4886 0.4886 51.5761 51.5761 (gooearth )
Associated country
Great Britain
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 139805906
Wikidata: Q216649
Library of congress: n 83052636
Sources of Information
  • BLNAL file, viewed 26 August 2022(heading: Basildon (Essex, England))
  • Wikipedia, viewed 26 August 2022(Basildon Urban District; former local government district in South Essex; formerly Billericay Urban District (1934-1955, created from parishes from Billericay Rural District) and renamed Basildon Urban District in 1955)
  • Wikipedia, viewed 26 August 2022(Basildon; largest town in the borough of Basildon, within the county of Essex, England; it lies 26 miles (42 km) east of Central London, 11 miles (18 km) south of the city of Chelmsford and 10 miles (16 km) west of Southend-on-Sea; nearby smaller towns include Billericay to the north-west, Wickford to the north-east and South Benfleet to the south-east; officially designated as a 'New Town' on 4 January 1949)
  • Wikipedia, viewed 26 August 2022(Borough of Basildon; formed as the Basildon District on 1 April 1974 from the former area of Basildon Urban District and the part of Thurrock Urban District that was within the Basildon New Town; received borough status in 2010, and encapsulates a larger area than the town itself: the two neighbouring towns of Billericay and Wickford, as well as rural villages and smaller settlements set among the surrounding countryside, fall within its borders)
  • Basildon Urban District official guide, 1972.
  • Municipal yrbk., 1981:p. 856 (Basildon (Essex))
  • BL hdg.(Basildon (England))