15 Facts About Pitsea

Pitsea is a small town and former civil parish, now in the unparished area of Basildon, in south Essex, England.

Pitsea was connected by the new London, Tilbury and Southend railway line in 1855.

The arrival of the railway saw land around Pitsea bought and sold off piecemeal by companies like Protheroe and Morris of London who used tactics of free rail tickets and champagne auctions to convince East Londoners of the plotland dream.

Pitsea continued the development with The Broadway Cinema in 1930, along with Tudor Chambers and Anne Boleyn Mansions .

Pitsea built Howard Crescent and Park which still exist to this day.

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Pitsea market was moved from its original location in Station Lane in 1969 to Howards Field, to make way for the construction of South Mayne.

Pitsea was cut in half in the 1970s by the construction of the new A13 flyover, with Pitsea Mount separated from the rest of the town.

Also in 1978 Pitsea Market moved for a second time, re-located behind the Railway Hotel and in front of the Sainsbury's Supermarket .

In 1981 the Pitsea Centre opened - a leisure centre and library opposite the former pool.

Pitsea Hall, now known as Cromwell Manor, is a 15th-century house next to Pitsea railway station.

From 1894 to 1934, the Pitsea parish formed part of the Billericay Rural District.

Since the 2010 general election Pitsea is represented as part of the South Basildon and East Thurrock parliamentary constituency, the MP being Stephen Metcalfe of the Conservative Party.

Northlands Park is a large open space in Pitsea and is home to two large fishing lakes regularly used by anglers.

Pitsea is served by Pitsea railway station on the c2c line from London to Southend.

Pitsea Tip has been in operation throughout the 20th century on the Pitsea Marshes.