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