Langdon Hills
| Langdon Hills | |
|---|---|
St Mary's Church | |
Langdon Hills Location within Essex | |
| OS grid reference | TQ679875 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BASILDON |
| Postcode district | SS16 |
| Dialling code | 01268 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Langdon Hills is an area of Basildon in Essex, England. It lies on the south-west side of the town, adjoining the border between the Borough of Basildon and Thurrock.
It is located south of Laindon railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend line. It is the location of the 400-acre (1.6 km2) Langdon Hills Country Park, which is in Thurrock.
Langdon Hills was historically also known as Laindon Hills. It was part of the territory of Laindon in Saxon times, which subsequently fragmented into smaller manors and parishes, including Langdon Hills. The civil parish of Langdon Hills was abolished in 1936, when the more sparsely populated south-west of the old parish was included in the new Thurrock Urban District, and the more developed north-east part was added to the Billericay Urban District, which was renamed Basildon in 1955. Langdon Hills remains an ecclesiastical parish.