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In the early 1630s, a Praying Indian village named Shawshin was at the current site of Billerica, [3] commonly spelled Shawsheen today, as in the Shawsheen River.In 1638, Massachusetts Bay Governor John Winthrop and Lt. Governor Thomas Dudley were granted land along the Concord River in the area, and roughly a dozen families from Cambridge and Charlestown Village had begun to occupy Shawshin ...
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Billericay (/ b ɪ l ə ˈ r ɪ k iː / ⓘ BIL-ə-RIK-ee) is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Basildon in Essex, England. It lies within the London Basin, 23 miles (37 km) east of the City of London. The town was founded in the 13th century by the Abbot of West Ham, in his Manor of Great Burstead.
Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade I-listed parish church located in the village of Great Burstead, about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) south of Billericay, Essex, England. [1] [2] While the current building dates back to the 12th century, it's believed a wooden church may have been built on the site as early as the seventh century. [1]
Lake Meadows is a park in Billericay, Essex, England. It is the site of many local events, including Billericay Fireworks and small-scale concerts. [1] The Billericay fireworks are the largest firework display in Essex. [2] As a concert venue, Lake Meadows has a capacity of 5,000.
The parish was originally under the Hundred of Barstable, and became part of the Billericay sanitary district in 1872. [5] [6] From 1894, the parish became part of the Billericay Rural District, [7] North Benfleet has a similar history. It was an ancient parish with four distinct exclaves on Canvey Island.
The site drew enormous crowds. [1] The crew's bodies (22 in total) were buried at Great Burstead Church under 1 mile from the crash site, being buried on the 27th of September 1916, then exhumed in 1966 and reburied at the German Military Cemetery Cannock Chase .
It is in the Borough of Basildon and in the parliamentary constituency of Billericay. The River Crouch flows through Ramsden Bellhouse, flowing under Church Road. [2] During the Middle Ages, Roger fitzReinfrid, a royal justice, held land at Ramsden Bellhouse, and later granted the church to Lesnes Abbey in north Kent. [3]