The Small Commuter Town Of Billericay

The small commuter town of Billericay is located within the London Basin, in Essex, to the east of Central London and to the south of Chelmsford. There are old recordings of the town that date back in the Bronze and Iron Ages, according to the proof found in Norsey Wood. The Roman remains that have been found there, plus the small cavalry fort that is believed to have been present at the Blunts Wall are just part of the impressive ancient history of the town.

Even though the Domesday Book did not mention Billericay, due to the fact that it used to lie within Great Burstead, the town was known as “Burhstede� in the late 10th century, and in 1291 it was called “Byllyrica,� which was actually the name under which the town was first recorded. During the Middle Ages, the town hosted pilgrims who traveled via Billericay to their destination, spending the night there before having crossed the River Thames at Tilbury. This could explain the impressive number of inns that are part of the town. In 13811, King Richard II’s soldiers defeated Essex rebels at Norsey Wood, thus ending the Peasants’ Revolt.

Billericay is also thought to be one of the meeting grounds of the Pilgrim Fathers prior to their sailing in the Mayflower. There are many town buildings that can prove this statement, such as the Hall, the Mayflower House, Morris Men or the school there.

Being part of the London commuter belt, Billericay hosts the Billericay railway station on the National Express East Anglia route from Liverpool Street station, in the City of London, to Southend. Billericay Town FC is one of the local football teams that are part of the long football tradition in town that is home for over 40,000 people. The team is actually in the Ryman Premier League. Also, Billericay Rugby Football Club is the local rugby team that plays in Essex Division One, being the only team from Essex that has ever played at Twickenham, winning the Tetley Bitter Vase in 1999. Billericay is a peculiar town, hosting both an important football and rugby team. Moreover, the Essex Spartans are an American football team that is hosted by the town of Billericay; the team has won home games on the 3G Astroturf field at Hannakins Farm Community Centre.

Other important details that should be mentioned include the fact that the town is the setting of the BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey as the home of Gavin Shipman and his parents. Moreover, the Cater Museum is an important history museum that is private, being hosted in an 18 and 19th century building in the High Street.

Actor Nicholas Farell, politician Peter Bone or Teresa Gorman, former English football player Stewart Robson, British TV weather forecaster Daniel Corbett or British pop singer Alison Moyet are just some of the important figures who were born or who lived in Billericay.

The town is twinned with Fishers, Indiana and Billerica, Massachusetts in the US, and with the French market town of Chauvigny.

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