Crays Hill

Crays Hill is a village in the Basildon borough of Essex, England. The River Crouch passes under Church Lane.

Crays Hill
Crays Hill
The church at Crays Hill
Crays Hill
Location within Essex
OS grid referenceTQ712921
Civil parish
  • South Hanningfield
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBILLERICAY
Postcode districtCM11 2
Dialling code01268
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

The village was listed in Domesday Book of 1086 when the Lord of the manor and tenant-in-chief was Sasselin of Layer.

Crays Hill was part of the civil parish of Ramsden Crays until 1934 when it was abolished to enlarge South Hanningfield.

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