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.
Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon are great places to visit near Billericay if you like towns.
The area close to Billericay boasts some of the best castles including Colchester Castle.
Billericay's best nearby woodlands can be found at Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.
There are a several good airports in the Billericay area like London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.
Billericay's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.
The area close to Billericay boasts some of the best cities including Chelmsford.
Billericay is near some unmissable villages like Hatfield Peverel,
There are a several good country parks in the Billericay area like Thorndon Country Park, and Hainault Forest Country Park.
There are a number of shopping centres near to Billericay including Lakeside Shopping Centre.
Places near Billericay feature a number of interesting parks including Bedfords Park.
Places near Billericay feature a number of interesting nature reserves including 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.
