Crays Hill
| Crays Hill | |
| Essex | |
|---|---|
 Crays Hill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TQ712921 |
| Location: | 51°36’7"N, -0°28’15"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Billericay |
| Postcode: | CM11 2 |
| Dialling code: | 01268 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Basildon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Billericay |
Crays Hill is a village in Essex. The River Crouch passes under Church Lane.
The village was listed in Domesday Book of 1086 when the Lord of the manor and tenant-in-chief was Sasselin of Layer.[1]
Dale Farm
Crays Hill is the site of Dale Farm, once the largest Irish Traveller site in Europe.[2] There has been a long-running legal battle by Basildon Council to evict the travellers who have illegally built upon green belt land.[3] The council sent in police and bailiffs on 19 October 2011 to clear the disputed section of the site.[4]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Crays Hill) |
References
- ↑ Hill Crays Hill in the Domesday Book
- ↑ "CRAYS HILL: You can't get rid of us that easily, say gipsies". http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/news/CRAYS-HILL-t-rid-easily-say-gipsies/article-627861-detail/article.html.
- ↑ "CRAYS HILL: You can't get rid of us that easily, say gipsies". http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/news/CRAYS-HILL-t-rid-easily-say-gipsies/article-627861-detail/article.html.
- ↑ Dale Farm eviction Live updates Template:Webarchive
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