Crays Hill | |
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Crays Hill | |
The church at Crays Hill | |
Location within
Essex | |
OS grid reference | TQ712921 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BILLERICAY |
Postcode district | CM11 2 |
Dialling code | 01268 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Crays Hill is a village in the Basildon borough of Essex, England. The River Crouch passes under Church Lane. [1]
The village was listed in Domesday Book of 1086 when the Lord of the manor and tenant-in-chief was Sasselin of Layer. [2]
Crays Hill was part of the civil parish of Ramsden Crays until 1934 when it was abolished to enlarge South Hanningfield. [3]
Crays Hill is the site of Dale Farm, once the largest Irish Traveller site in Europe. [4] There has been a long-running legal battle by Basildon Council to evict the travellers who have illegally built upon green belt land. [5] The council sent in police and bailiffs on 19 October 2011 to clear the disputed section of the site. [6]
Media related to Crays Hill at Wikimedia Commons
Crays Hill | |
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Crays Hill | |
The church at Crays Hill | |
Location within
Essex | |
OS grid reference | TQ712921 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BILLERICAY |
Postcode district | CM11 2 |
Dialling code | 01268 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Crays Hill is a village in the Basildon borough of Essex, England. The River Crouch passes under Church Lane. [1]
The village was listed in Domesday Book of 1086 when the Lord of the manor and tenant-in-chief was Sasselin of Layer. [2]
Crays Hill was part of the civil parish of Ramsden Crays until 1934 when it was abolished to enlarge South Hanningfield. [3]
Crays Hill is the site of Dale Farm, once the largest Irish Traveller site in Europe. [4] There has been a long-running legal battle by Basildon Council to evict the travellers who have illegally built upon green belt land. [5] The council sent in police and bailiffs on 19 October 2011 to clear the disputed section of the site. [6]
Media related to Crays Hill at Wikimedia Commons