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[[File:Holy Cross, the parish church of old Basildon - geograph.org.uk - 762302.jpg|thumb|Holy Cross Church, Basildon]]'''Basildon''' is the name of a town in [[Essex]], and also of the local government district that contains it.
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[[File:Basildon UK locator map.svg|thumb|Basildon Borough shown within Essex]]'''Basildon''' is the name of a town in [[Essex]]. The local government district of the same name (a borough since 1910) contains the towns of [[Billericay]] and [[Wickford]] as well as Basildon itself.
  
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and also of the local government district that contains it.
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[[File:Holy Cross, the parish church of old Basildon - geograph.org.uk - 762302.jpg|thumb|left|Holy Cross Church, Basildon]]
 
==LGBT history==
 
==LGBT history==
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There was a [[Basildon CHE Group]] in 1973 and again from 1978 onwards.
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The actor [[Russell Tovey]] was brought up in Billericay, and the former Labour Party campaign organiser [[Lord Livermore]] was brought up in Wickford.
  
 
[[Basildon and Thurrock Friend]] is an Internet and telephone call-back service for local LGB people.  
 
[[Basildon and Thurrock Friend]] is an Internet and telephone call-back service for local LGB people.  
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[[Category:Essex]]
 
[[Category:Essex]]
 
[[Category:English towns]]
 
[[Category:English towns]]
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[[Category:Non-unitary districts]]

Latest revision as of 08:47, 20 November 2015

Basildon Borough shown within Essex
Basildon is the name of a town in Essex. The local government district of the same name (a borough since 1910) contains the towns of Billericay and Wickford as well as Basildon itself.

and also of the local government district that contains it.

Holy Cross Church, Basildon

LGBT history

There was a Basildon CHE Group in 1973 and again from 1978 onwards.

The actor Russell Tovey was brought up in Billericay, and the former Labour Party campaign organiser Lord Livermore was brought up in Wickford.

Basildon and Thurrock Friend is an Internet and telephone call-back service for local LGB people.