Lee Chapel, Essex
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| Police | Essex |
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| Ambulance | East of England |
Lee Chapel, East Lee or East Ley[1] is an area of Basildon, in the county of Essex, England. It is about 11 miles (18 km) from Chelmsford.
History
The name "Lee" is Anglo Saxon and means 'woodland clearing',[2] the chapel part comes from a medieval chapel. Lee Chapel was recorded in the Domesday Book as Lea.[3] Lee Chapel was formerly an extra-parochial tract,[4] in 1858 it became a civil parish. In 1894, Lee Chapel became part of Billericay Rural District, in 1935 it became part of Billericay Urban District, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished to form Billericay.[5] At the 1931 census (the last before the abolition of the parish), Lee Chapel had a population of 882.[6] In 1955, Lee Chapel became part of Basildon Urban District. In 1974, Lee Chapel became part of Basildon non-metropolitan district in the non-metropolitan county of Essex.
References
- ↑ "Lee Chapel". GENUKI. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Lee Chapel". Laindon and District Community Archive. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Essex L-O". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "History of Lee Chapel, in Basildon and Essex". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Lee Chapel Parish (CP/ExP) through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Population statistics Lee Chapel Parish (CP/ExP) through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
