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Encyclopedia > Basildon district
Basildon District
Basildon
Shown within Essex
Geography
Status: District
Region: East of England
Admin. County: Essex
Area:
- Total
Ranked 234th
110.02 km²
Admin. HQ: Basildon
ONS code: 22UB
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2005 est.)
- Density
Ranked 90th
167,000
1,518 / km²
Ethnicity: 96.9% White
1.0% S.Asian
Politics
Basildon District Council
http://www.basildon.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive: Conservative
MPs: John Baron, Angela Smith

The Basildon district is a local government district in Essex, England. Image File history File links EssexBasildon. ... This article is about the county of Essex in England. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... This article is about the county of Essex in England. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by population. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... The Conservative Party is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting MPs, and the largest by of public membership. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... John Baron (born June 21, 1959) is a British politician, and Member of Parliament for Billericay. ... Angela Evans Smith (born 7 January United Kingdom. ... Non-metropolitan districts (usually just called Districts) are local government sub-divisions of English Counties. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population...


It contains the towns of:

  • Basildon (the administrative headquarters)
  • Billericay
  • Bowers Gifford
  • Crays Hill
  • Great Burstead
  • Laindon
  • Langdon Hills
  • Little Burstead
  • North Benfleet
  • Pitsea
  • Vange
  • Wickford

Railway stations within the district: This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Statistics Population: 40,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ675945 Administration District: Basildon Shire county: Essex Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Essex Historic county: Essex Services Police force: Essex Police Ambulance service: East of England Post office and telephone Post town... Pitsea is a small town in south Essex, United Kingdom. ... Wickford is a town in the South of the English county of Essex, with a population of more than 30,000. ...

The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974 by a merger of the Basildon urban district with the part of Thurrock urban district within Basildon New Town. Basildon station is railway station located in Basildon. ... Billericay station is currently served by One Great Eastern services and links Billericay with Southend and London. ... Laindon station is railway station located in Laindon in the district of Basildon in Essex, England. ... Pitsea station is a railway station located in Pitsea in the Essex district of Basildon. ... Wickford station is currently served by One Great Eastern services from London Liverpool Street station to Southend Victoria and Southminster. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Thurrock is a unitary authority in England. ...


External link

  • Basildon District Home Page


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  Results from FactBites:
 
Basildon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (209 words)
Basildon is an industrial town and district in Essex, England with a population in excess of 120,000 (Census 2001).
Basildon was created as a new town in 1949 from the merger of several smaller towns, and expanded to accommodate overspill population from London.
Basildon is considered to be a barometer of public opinion and has returned General Election results in line with the nation since the 1950s.
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