Billericay Rural District

Billericay RD

Area|
• 1911| 49,394 acres (200 km²)
• 1931| 49,393 acres (200 km²)
Population|
• 1901| 17,504
• 1931| 39,700
History|
• Created| 1894
• Abolished| 1934
• Succeeded by| Brentwood Urban District
Billericay Urban District
Chelmsford Rural District
Status| Rural district

Billericay Rural District was a local government district in Essex, England from 1894 to 1934.

It consisted of the following parishes:[1]

* Basildon
* Brentwood (1894–1899; used to create Brentwood Urban District)
* Bowers Gifford
* Childerditch
* Downham
* Dunton
* East Horndon
* Great Burstead
* Hutton
* Ingrave
* Laindon
* Lee Chapel
* Little Burstead
* Little Warley
* Mountnessing
* Nevendon
* North Benfleet
* Pitsea
* Ramsden Bellhouse
* Ramsden Crays
* Shenfield
* South Weald
* Vange
* West Horndon
* Wickford

In 1934 the district was abolished. Hutton, Ingrave and South Weald went to Brentwood Urban District and most of the remainder went to Billericay Urban District with parts of some parishes (1,659 acres) transferred to Chelmsford Rural District.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Vision of Britain – Billericay RD (historic map)
2. ^ Vision of Britain Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Chelmsford RD

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