The Octagon

The Octagon is a social service facility in Noak Bridge, Borough of Basildon, England, which is located on Bridge Street. The Octagon is situated near Durban Lane Pond, as well as near Hanleys Chase Pond.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gloucester Park and De La Salle School.

Gloucester Park

Park

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gloucester Park in Basildon is an urban neighbourhood park, named after the Duke of Gloucester who opened the park in 1957. In the 1970s, a 6-acre artificial fishing lake was made in the park, and it has held the annual Basildon Festival since 2001, which was moved from Wat Tyler Park. Gloucester Park is situated 1 mile south of The Octagon.

De La Salle School

School

De La Salle School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided school located in Basildon, Essex for boys and girls aged 11 to 16, in the Trusteeship of the La Sallian Brothers, and within the Diocese of Brentwood. De La Salle School is situated 1 mile southeast of The Octagon.

James Hornsby School

School

Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The James Hornsby School is a co-educational secondary school located in Laindon, in the Borough of Basildon, Essex, England. It was formed from the merger in 1998 of the Laindon School and Nicholas Comprehensive, and occupies the site of the latter. James Hornsby School is situated 1¼ miles southwest of The Octagon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dale Farm and Basildon.

Dale Farm

Locality

Photo: Save Dale Farm, CC BY 2.0.

Dale Farm is a plot of land situated on Oak Lane in Crays Hill, Essex, United Kingdom. Until October 2011, it was the site of one of the largest Traveller concentrations in the UK, at its height housing over 1,000 people, along with the adjacent Oak Lane site.

Basildon

Photo: Simon Q, CC BY 2.0.

Basildon is a town in Essex, England. While not usually high on any list of places-to-go for people other than Depeche Mode fans, Basildon does have a few things to keep you occupied if you end up there.

Crays Hill

Village

Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crays Hill is a village in the Basildon borough of Essex, England. 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.

The Octagon

Type: Social service facility
Address: 41 Bridge Street, Basildon, SS15 4AY
Category: building
Location: Noak Bridge, Borough of Basildon, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.58872° or 51° 35′ 19″ north

Longitude

0.44839° or 0° 26′ 54″ east

Operator

Abbeyfield

Open location code

9F32HCQX+F9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 607467164

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=social_facility

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Durban Lane Pond and Hanleys Chase Pond.

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Places to explore: Bramble Tye and Noakbridge Medical Centre.

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