Billericay
Billericay is a Town in the county of Essex.
There are great places to visit near Billericay including some great towns, castles, woodlands, airports, historic buildings, cities, villages, country parks, shopping centres, parks and nature reserves.
Billericay's best nearby towns can be found at Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.
There are a number of castles near to Billericay including Colchester Castle.
The area around Billericay features a number of interesting woodlands including Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.
Don't miss London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport's airports if visiting the area around Billericay.
Historic Buildings to visit near Billericay include Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.
Chelmsford is one of Billericay's best, nearby cities to visit in Billericay.
There are a number of villages near to Billericay including Hatfield Peverel.
There are a several good country parks in the area around Billericay like Thorndon Country Park.
The area around Billericay's best shopping centres can be found at Lakeside Shopping Centre.
Bedfords Park is one of Billericay's best, nearby parks to visit in Billericay.
Billericay is near some unmissable nature reserves like Bedfords Park,
Billericay History
There are some historic monuments around Billericay:
Places to see near Billericay
History of Billericay
Billericay (previously Billerica) is a well-known exception in the identification of the origins of English place-names. The name of the town was first recorded as “Byllyrica” in 1291. The urban settlement, which was within the manor and parish of Great Burstead, was one of many founded in the late 13th century in an already densely populated rural landscape. Several suggestions for the origin of the place name include: Although the precise etymology of the name is not known, England has other places named Billerica: The Tudor antiquarian John Leland believed the already-abandoned Billerica in Kent was a variant of Bellocastrum, âfair castle’ in Latin. In Billericay there is a Roman fort at Blunt’s Wall Farm; likewise âBurh’ gives is name to Great Burstead. This suggests that a Romano-British place name was reused by the Anglo-Saxons following the end of Roman rule in Britain.
