12 Facts About Billericay

Billericay is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Basildon, Essex, England.

In Billericay there is a Roman fort at Blunt's Wall Farm; likewise 'Burh' gives its name to Great Burstead.

Some earliest records of human occupation of Billericay are the burial mounds in Norsey Wood, showing evidence of occupation in the Bronze and Iron Ages.

Billericay was not mentioned in the Domesday Book, as it lay within Great Burstead.

Four people from Billericay were on board, including Christopher Martin, his wife Mary Prowe, along with Solomon Prowe - her son from her first marriage - and John Langemore - the Martins' servant.

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Billericay is within the London Basin and lies on a mixture of London clay, Claygate Beds and Bagshot Beds.

Between 1 July 1837 and 1 July 1939, Billericay was a registration district.

Since major boundary changes in Essex for the 2010 general election, Billericay has been part of the parliamentary constituency of Basildon and Billericay, whose MP is John Baron of the Conservative Party.

Billericay is served by a town council of 20 members elected in 3 wards.

Billericay parish was not formed until 1937; before then, the area had been part of the ancient Great Burstead parish.

Billericay is close to two primary routes: the A12 to the north and the A127 in the south.

Billericay is served by a community radio station, Phoenix FM, which is based in Brentwood.