In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Laindon like this:
LAINDON, a village and a parish in Billericay district, Essex. The village stands near the source of the river Crouch, 3½ miles NW of Pitsea r. station, and 3½ S by E of Billericay; and has a post-office under Ingatestone. The parish includes Basildon chapelry; and, in the part around Laindon village, is sometimes called Langdon-Clay. ...
Acres of that part, 2,372; of the whole, 3,999. Real property of Langdon-Clay, £3,337; of the whole, £5,264. Pop. of L.-C., 406; of the whole, 586. Houses of L.-C., 81; of the whole, 106. The property is divided among a few. A moated house is near Basildon church. The living is a rectory, united with the chapelry of Basildon, in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £779.* Patron, the Bishop of Rochester. The parish church stands on a rising ground, and consists of nave, S aisle, and chancel, with tower and spire. The church of Basildon also stands on a rising ground, and has a tower. There are a free school with £20 a-year, and other charities £34.
Laindon through time
Laindon is now part of Basildon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Basildon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Laindon itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Laindon, in Basildon and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6793
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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