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.
The area around Billericay features a number of interesting towns including Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.
Don't miss Colchester Castle's castles if visiting the area around Billericay.
There are a several good woodlands in the Billericay area like Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.
Billericay has some unmissable airports nearby like London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.
Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral are great places to visit near Billericay if you like historic buildings.
Cities to visit near Billericay include Chelmsford.
Places near Billericay feature a number of interesting villages including Hatfield Peverel.
Don't miss Thorndon Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Billericay.
The area close to Billericay boasts some of the best shopping centres including Lakeside Shopping Centre.
Parks to visit near Billericay include Bedfords Park.
The area close to Billericay boasts some of the best 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.
