Laindon
Laindon is a suburban town forming the western part of Basildon, in Essex, England.

Laindon is a suburban town forming the western part of Basildon, in Essex, England. It was historically a separate village and parish. In 1949, the village was included in the designated area for the new town of Basildon, since when the area has been extensively developed; Laindon now forms part of the Basildon built-up area.
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Worth seeing in and around Laindon
8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01All Saints Church, East Horndon
All Saints' Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of East Horndon, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
4.1 km · church in East Horndon, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Basildon Meadows
Basildon Meadows is a 6.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the southern outskirts of Basildon in Essex. The site is composed of three unimproved meadows which have a wide variety of herbs.
3.7 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Essex, England · Wikipedia - 03Old Town Hall, Billericay
The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Billericay, Essex, England. The structure, which currently operates as a restaurant, was the meeting place of Billericay Urban District Council.
5.6 km · municipal Building in England · Wikipedia - 04Church of St Mary Magdalene
Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade I-listed parish church located in the village of Great Burstead, about 1.5 mi south of Billericay, Essex, England. While the current building dates back to the 12th century, it's believed a wooden church may have been built on the site as early as the seventh century.
3.4 km · church in Great Burstead, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Vange Hill
Vange Hill is an 11.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Vange, a suburb of Basildon in Essex. It is owned and managed by Basildon Borough Council.
4.4 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06All Saints Church, Vange
All Saints Church is a redundant Anglican church in the former village of Vange, now part of the town of Basildon, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
4.4 km · church in Basildon, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Gloucester Park, Basildon
Gloucester Park in Basildon is an urban neighbourhood park, named after the Duke of Gloucester who opened the park in 1957. In the 1970s, a 6-acre artificial fishing lake was made in the park, and it has held the annual Basildon Festival since 2001, which was moved from Wat Tyler Park.
2.2 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08Northlands Park, Basildon
Northlands Park is a park in Basildon, Essex, England.
5.5 km · park in Basildon · Wikipedia
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Getting to Laindon
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 37 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 62 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 63 km
- Stations
- West Horndon railway station, 5.4 km · Basildon railway station, 2.7 km · Laindon railway station, 800 m
- London → Laindon39 km · quickest by road, 1h 24m · £4.5–6
- Luton, Luton → Laindon68 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · £8–10
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Laindon189 km · quickest by road, 3h 12m · £20–27
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No local-transport research exists yet for Laindon
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Laindon. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Laindon
Laindon is 36 km from Islington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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