Crays Hill
| Crays Hill | |
|---|---|
 Crays Hill | |
 The church at Crays Hill | |
  Crays Hill Location within Essex | |
| OS grid reference | TQ712921 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BILLERICAY |
| Postcode district | CM11 2 |
| Dialling code | 01268 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
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[edit]
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]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Essex explorer - river crouch". Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Crays Hill". Open Domesday. Anna Powell-Smith/University of Hull. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Ramsden Crays parish". Vision of Britain. University of Portsmouth. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "CRAYS HILL: You can't get rid of us that easily, say gipsies". Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "CRAYS HILL: You can't get rid of us that easily, say gipsies". Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ Dale Farm eviction Live updates Archived 2011-10-24 at archive.today
External links[edit]
Media related to Crays Hill at Wikimedia Commons
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