Borough of Basildon
The Borough of Basildon is a local government district with borough status in Essex, England. It is named after its largest town, Basildon, where the council is based. The borough also includes the towns of Billericay and Wickford and surrounding rural areas.
Borough of Basildon | |
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Non-metropolitan district and borough | |
Basildon, the administrative centre of the borough | |
Basildon shown within Essex | |
| Coordinates: 51.5705°N 0.4545°E | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | East of England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Essex |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district, Borough |
| Admin HQ | Basildon |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Basildon Borough Council |
| • Leadership | Committee (Conservative) |
| • MPs | John Baron Stephen Metcalfe Mark Francois |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.48 sq mi (110.02 km2) |
| • Rank | 187th (of 296) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 187,659 |
| • Rank | 104th (of 296) |
| • Density | 4,400/sq mi (1,700/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | E07000066 |
| OS grid reference | TQ735895 |
The borough borders the City of Chelmsford to the north, the Borough of Brentwood to the west, the Thurrock unitary authority area to the south, the Borough of Castle Point to the south-east, and Rochford District to the north-east.
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