Crays Hill
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| OS grid reference | TQ712921 |
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| Civil parish | South Hanningfield |
| District | Basildon |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BILLERICAY |
| Postcode district | CM11 2 |
| Dialling code | 01268 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Billericay |
Coordinates: 51°36′07″N 0°28′15″E / 51.602°N 0.4708°E
Crays Hill is a village in the Basildon borough of Essex, England. The River Crouch passes under Church Lane.[1]
The village was listed in Domesday Book of 1086 when the Lord of the manor and tenant-in-chief was Sasselin of Layer.[2]
Crays Hill was part of the civil parish of Ramsden Crays until 1934 when it was abolished to enlarge South Hanningfield.[3]
Dale Farm
Crays Hill is the site of Dale Farm, once the largest Irish Traveller site in Europe.[4] There has been a long-running legal battle by Basildon Council to evict the travellers who have illegally built upon green belt land.[5] The council sent in police and bailiffs on 19 October 2011 to clear the disputed section of the site.[6][7]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.essexexplorer.co.uk/rivercrouch.html
- ↑ "Crays Hill". Open Domesday. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ↑ "Ramsden Crays parish". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ↑ http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/news/CRAYS-HILL-t-rid-easily-say-gipsies/article-627861-detail/article.html
- ↑ http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/news/CRAYS-HILL-t-rid-easily-say-gipsies/article-627861-detail/article.html
- ↑ Sales, Dan. "Big fat gypsy eviction". The Sun. London.
- ↑ Dale Farm eviction Live updates
External links
Media related to Crays Hill at Wikimedia Commons