News Flash

 

Christmas Shopping?

Remember to use Give as you Live to benefit Basildon Heritage 

 

Christmas Opening Dates - The Green Centre is open on the 18th December 2024.

We will then be closed - Reopening 4th January 2025.

 

 

Basildon Borough Heritage Society

Beta Site - Please bear with us whilst we continue to make improvements!

Existing Site: www.basildonheritage.org.uk

 

Basildon Heritage are a volunteer group based in The Green Centre, Wat Tyler Country Park.

Collecting and preserving the story of Basildon's past for future generations.

Basildon Borough Through the Ages 

Please click pictures below to enlarge and for description

The Basildon Borough

Basildon is a town located in Essex, England, with a rich history that spans from prehistoric times to its growth as a modern urban center.


Prehistoric and Roman Periods


The area surrounding Basildon has evidence of human settlement dating back to prehistoric times. Archaeological finds, including flint tools, suggest that the land was used by early hunter-gatherers. During the Roman period, Basildon, like much of Essex, was part of the Roman province of Britannia. There are indications of Roman activity in the area, including roads and possible villas, although little physical evidence remains within the modern town itself.

 

Medieval to modern times (click to continue reading)

Roman to Saxon Times

 

The inhabitants of the Bronze age left a lot of evidence of the settlement in this area. Besides which, the sites of the Iron age settlement have also been unearthed. Large settlements have been excavated at Billericay, Wickford, Basildon and Langdon Hills.

 

Basildon was occupied by the Romans for at least four centuries and during this time the inhabitants with the surrounding area became romanised. New towns were founded, roads were built and the local industries got more organised. In 412AD Britain was left to defend itself as the Romans left to defend the Gaul Empire. Saxon Raiders invades the Essex coast in the 4th century and you found that this country was overrun with the intensification of these Saxon raids with all the vestiges of the Roman civilisation being destroyed. This was the beginning of the ‘Dark Ages”.

Quick Links

 

Click image or title for more detail