Laindon
Encyclopedia
Laindon is a town in the west of the Basildon district
of Essex
, England
.
It is north of Laindon railway station
on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
. South of the railway station and line is Langdon Hills
. Laindon and Langdon Hills are part of the Basildon post town.
Until its abolition in 1937, there was a Laindon parish. In 1931 it covered an area of 2049 acres (8.3 km²) and had a population of 4,552. 100 years earlier, in 1831, the population was 412 and the area covered was 4680 acres (18.9 km²). Three detachments
of the parish were removed in 1880 and 1889.
To the south-west of Laindon, the Dunton Plotlands
was an area of small plots of land used as weekend cottages or smallholdings during the mid twentieth century.
. It moved to another building before 1685, and was probably closed for some time up to 1703. From 1715, Samuel Weald was the schoolmaster. James Matthews, who died in 1809, was schoolmaster for 31 years. In 1831, the stipulation that the schoolmaster must be a graduate was rescinded. James Hornsby, after whom James Hornsby High School
is named, was schoolmaster for 48 years until its closure in 1877, when St Nicholas School was opened kon'.
Basildon (district)
Basildon is a local government district in south Essex in the East of England, centred around the town of Basildon. The district was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974 from the former area of Basildon Urban District and the part of Thurrock Urban District that was within the...
of Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
It is north of Laindon railway station
Laindon railway station
Laindon is railway station located in Laindon in the Basildon district of Essex, England.The station was opened in 1888 by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway as part of a new direct route from Barking to Pitsea, avoiding Tilbury. It is located down the line from Fenchurch Street. The station...
on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway is an English railway line linking Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London with northeast London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area of southern Essex. It is currently known as the Essex Thameside Route by Network Rail...
. South of the railway station and line is Langdon Hills
Langdon Hills
Langdon Hills is a town located in the Basildon district of Essex, England. It is contiguous with the Basildon continuous urban area.It is located south of Laindon railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. It is the location of the Langdon Hills Country Park, which is in the...
. Laindon and Langdon Hills are part of the Basildon post town.
Until its abolition in 1937, there was a Laindon parish. In 1931 it covered an area of 2049 acres (8.3 km²) and had a population of 4,552. 100 years earlier, in 1831, the population was 412 and the area covered was 4680 acres (18.9 km²). Three detachments
Enclave and exclave
In political geography, an enclave is a territory whose geographical boundaries lie entirely within the boundaries of another territory.An exclave, on the other hand, is a territory legally or politically attached to another territory with which it is not physically contiguous.These are two...
of the parish were removed in 1880 and 1889.
To the south-west of Laindon, the Dunton Plotlands
Dunton Plotlands
The Dunton Plotlands was an area of small rural plots of land in southern Essex inhabited from the 1930s to the 1980s.The 'plotlands' consisted of small plots of land sold in the first half of the 20th century to people who built weekend cottages, holiday bungalows or smallholdings there...
was an area of small plots of land used as weekend cottages or smallholdings during the mid twentieth century.
Puckles Charity School
John Puckle, who died in 1617, left his farm for the maintenance of an Oxford or Cambridge University graduate as a schoolmaster for teaching the poor children of Laindon and Basildon. It is not known when the school opened. The first known schoolmaster was Hugh PetersHugh Peters
Hugh Peters [or Peter] was an English preacher.-Early life:He was baptized on 29 June 1598 in Fowey, and was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge....
. It moved to another building before 1685, and was probably closed for some time up to 1703. From 1715, Samuel Weald was the schoolmaster. James Matthews, who died in 1809, was schoolmaster for 31 years. In 1831, the stipulation that the schoolmaster must be a graduate was rescinded. James Hornsby, after whom James Hornsby High School
James Hornsby High School
The James Hornsby High School is a secondary school and specialist sports college in Laindon, Essex of the United Kingdom. The current school headteacher is Chris Hayes was appointed after the departure of Gill Thomas, headmistress of the school between 2006 till 2010...
is named, was schoolmaster for 48 years until its closure in 1877, when St Nicholas School was opened kon'.