Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet is a
civil parish in the
Basildon district, located within the county of
Essex, England. The parish includes the villages of
Bowers Gifford and
North Benfleet. The parish was formed on 1 April 2010. In 2021 the parish had a census recorded population of 1962. There are 7 listed buildings in Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet. The local council is Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet Parish Council.
History
Bowers Gifford had been an ancient parish, that included an exclave on Canvey Island. The parish was originally under the
Hundred of Barstable, and became part of the
Billericay sanitary district in 1872.
From 1894, the parish became part of the
Billericay Rural District
Billericay Rural District was a local government district in Essex, England from 1894 to 1934.
It consisted of the following parishes:
*Basildon
* Brentwood (1894–1899; used to create Brentwood Urban District)
*Bowers Gifford
*Childerditch
...
, North Benfleet has a similar history. It was an ancient parish with four distinct exclaves on Canvey Island. The five exclaves of Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet on the island were eliminated in 1880 when the civil parish of Canvey Island was created. North Benfeet parish became part of
Billericay Rural District
Billericay Rural District was a local government district in Essex, England from 1894 to 1934.
It consisted of the following parishes:
*Basildon
* Brentwood (1894–1899; used to create Brentwood Urban District)
*Bowers Gifford
*Childerditch
...
in 1894. The rural district, parish and parish council were abolished in 1937 when the area became part of
Billericay Urban District.
Billericay Urban District was renamed Basildon in 1955. When the
Basildon District
The Borough of Basildon is a local government district in south Essex in the East of England, centred on the town of Basildon. It was formed as the Basildon District on 1 April 1974 from the former area of Basildon Urban District and the part ...
was created in 1974 to replace Basildon Urban District the new district was entirely
unparished. The civil parish of Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet was created on 1 April 2010 following a
community governance review. The local council of Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet Parish Council was created for the new parish. The area comes under the ward of Pitsea South East in
Basildon Borough Council
Basildon ( ) is the largest town in the borough of Basildon, within the county of Essex, England. It has a population of 107,123. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1159.
It lies east of Central London, south of the city of Chelmsford and ...
.
Geography
The northern boundary is the
A127 road. In the east it follows the A1245 road, the A130 road and East Haven Creek. The southern boundary, also formed by East Haven Creek, is with the civil parish of
Canvey Island.
The western boundary is Vange Creek, Pitseahall Fleet and an irregular boundary mostly aligned to fields.
References
External links
Parish Council
Civil parishes in Essex
Borough of Basildon
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