Vange

Vange is a former village and civil parish now subsumed within the urban area of the Basildon borough of Essex.[1] The village was first recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 of having a population of 27.[1] The London Road (B1464) is the main road through Vange and used to be part of the A13 until it was bypassed in the 1970s. The population of the Vange ward within the Basildon Borough taken at the 2011 Census was 10,048.[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 2300.[3] On 1 January 1937 the parish was abolished to form Billericay.[4]

For other uses, see Vange (disambiguation).
The former Barge public house

Vange Hill Open Space is 30 acres (120,000 m2) of former plotlands lying next to Basildon golf course.

Vange Marshes is a wetland habitat.

Church
A small stone church with a red tiled roof and a wooden bellcote
Vange Church
Main article: All Saints Church, Vange

The earliest parts of All Saints Church date from the late 12th century, with alterations from subsequent centuries. The last were in 1837. It is built of stone, flint and other masonry, with bands of brickwork alternating with tufa and rubble walling. A bellcote that was refashioned in 1816 adorns the roof at the west end of the church.

Public houses
  • The Five Bells

References
  1. "History of Vange". Basildon History.
  2. "Basildon Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. "Population statistics Vange CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. "Relationships and changes Vange CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 December 2021.

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