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Laindon first gets a mention in 998 where one man from Ligeandune was required for ship duty. The Domesday Book records the name as Legenduna, with the parish being held by the Bishop of London. It means ‘hill of the Lyge`. The Lyge is believed to be a Celtic river name and Dun is Anglo Saxon for Hill. The Lyge springs from the hill upon which St Nicholas Church stands and is tributary of the River Crouch but I defy anybody to find the source. During the eighteenth century it was often referred to as Langdon Clay.

The High Road was the heart of the community, the absorption into Basildon left us with a High Road in name alone.

  • King Edward Estate

    King Edward Estate (1)

    Story of the estate and those who lived there

  • Lovely Laindon

    Lovely Laindon (16)

  • 'Springfield' Basildon Road 1928 to 1955.

    'Springfield' Basildon Road 1928 to 1955.

  • ‘Carlton’, The Avenue and the Standen Family.

    ‘Carlton’, The Avenue and the Standen Family.

  • 1943 Laindon cum Basildon Parish News

    1943 Laindon cum Basildon Parish News

  • 1944 Laindon cum Basildon Parish News

    1944 Laindon cum Basildon Parish News

  • 1956 Laindon cum Basildon Parish News.

    1956 Laindon cum Basildon Parish News.

  • A Bit of Laindon History in Boston

    A Bit of Laindon History in Boston

  • A Book Maybe?

    A Book Maybe?

  • A Laindoner's memories by Ted Bruley

    A Laindoner's memories by Ted Bruley

  • A little bit of Laindon's past.

    A little bit of Laindon's past.

  • A model/starlet who lodged in Laindon?

    A model/starlet who lodged in Laindon?

  • A Mystery Solved?

    A Mystery Solved?

  • A New Angel

    A New Angel

  • A picture postcard of Laindon High Road in the Thirties.

    A picture postcard of Laindon High Road in the Thirties.

  • A Salvation Army Celebration 1948.

    A Salvation Army Celebration 1948.

  • A scene in Laindon High Road

    A scene in Laindon High Road

  • A Short History of Laindon

    A Short History of Laindon

  • A Tenth Birthday Party in Noak Hill Road

    A Tenth Birthday Party in Noak Hill Road

  • A view west of St Nicholas Church 1930's.

    A view west of St Nicholas Church 1930's.

  • A127 Underpass

    A127 Underpass

  • Above-ground Tunnels

    Above-ground Tunnels

  • Ada Mary Burton - The Hermitage, Basildon Road

    Ada Mary Burton - The Hermitage, Basildon Road

  • Aerial View of Fortune of War Roundabout

    Aerial View of Fortune of War Roundabout

  • Alexandra Road Revisited 10 July 2020.

    Alexandra Road Revisited 10 July 2020.

  • An old photograph of the Manor Hall.

    An old photograph of the Manor Hall.

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