Billericay

Billericay
Billericay High Street and St Mary Magdalen Church
Billericay Location within Essex
Population	28,558 (Parish, 2021)[1] 31,275 (Built up area, 2021)[2]
OS grid reference	TQ675945
Civil parish	Billericay
District	Basildon
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BILLERICAY
Postcode district	CM11, CM12
Dialling code	01277
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Basildon and Billericay
List of places UK England Essex 51°37′41″N 0°25′06″E / 51.628°N 0.4184°E / 51.628; 0.4184

Billericay (/bɪləˈrɪkiː/ ^ⓘ BIL-ə-RIK-ee) is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Basildon in Essex, England. It lies within the London Basin, 23 miles (37 km) east of the City of London. The town was founded in the 13th century by the Abbot of West Ham, in his Manor of Great Burstead.

During the Peasants Revolt of 1381, the Essex rebels were defeated in a battle with Richard IIs forces in the Battle of Billericay. In 1620 four local people were on board the Mayflower as it sailed to Massachusetts, to establish the first English settlement in what would become the north of the United States. The town has long taken a pride in this connection, and many businesses and other organisations use the name Mayflower, with the Town Council and other local organisations using it as their emblem.