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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 ...
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.
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.
Norsey Wood is the likely site of the Battle of Billericay during the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, a battle the peasants lost. There is a Forest nursery school based on the outside of the woods with access to the woods for the children, toilets, a car park and a trail. [ 3 ]
Billericay railway station is a stop on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the east of England, serving the town of Billericay in the Basildon district of the county of Essex. The vast majority of services on the line connect to the Great Eastern Main Line, linking Southend Victoria station in Southend-on-Sea to Liverpool Street station in London.
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.
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Barleylands Farm Museum is a children's event venue located in Barleylands, Billericay, Essex. [1] They are known for their animal care, children's birthday parties, and events at Easter, Halloween, and Christmas .