LAINDON
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales...., by John Marius Wilson. circa 1866
LAINDON, a village and a parish in Billericay district, Essex. The village stands near the source of the river Crouch, 3½ miles NW of Pitsea r. station, and 3½ S by E of Billericay; and has a post-office under Ingatestone. The parish includes Basildon chapelry; and, in the part around Laindon village, is sometimes called Langdon-Clay. Acres of that part, 2,372; of the whole 3,999. Real property of Langdon-Clay, £3,337; of the whole, £5,264. Pop., of L.-C., 406; of the whole, 586. Houses of L.-C., 81; of the whole, 106. The property is divided among a few. A moated house is near Basildon church. The living is a rectory, united with the chapelry of Basildon, in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £779. Patron, the Bishop of Rochester. The parish church stands on a rising ground, and consists of nave, S aisle, and chancel, with tower and spire. The church of Basildon also stands on a rising ground, and has a tower. There are a free school with £20 a-year, and other charities £34.
Transcribed by Noel Clark