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Basildon is a New Town in the Basildon District of Essex in the East Of England . It is located 26.7 miles (43 km) east north-east of Charing Cross in London . It was designated as a new town in 1949 to accommodate the overspill from London, to attract Londoners to the country. The town was formed from several smaller towns, Pitsea , Laindon and Vange. The larger Basildon District , formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , includes Billericay and Wickford . Basildon is bordered by Chelmsford to the north, Billericay to the north west, Southend to the east and Thurrock to the south. Basildon can be traced as far back as 1086 and is mentioned in the Domesday Book as 'Behoter'. This is thought to refer to the 'Beorthals Hill' which was an area near what is now Holy Cross, Church Road just off of Whitmore Way. It appears that the name 'Basildon' comes from the Anglo-Saxon personal name 'Beorhthealh' and 'dun', the Anglo-Saxon word meaning 'hill'. In the past Basildon has been recorded as Berdlesdon, Bretlesden, Batlesdon, Bastelden, Basseldon and Bassendon. : 0:29:19E. History
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