Dicken’s Drive Play Area
Dicken’s Drive Play Area is a playground in Borough of Basildon, Essex, England which is located on Dickens Drive. Dicken’s Drive Play Area is situated nearby to the church St Nicholas, Laindon w Dunton, as well as near James Hornsby School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include James Hornsby School and Laindon railway station.
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 1,100 feet south of Dicken’s Drive Play Area.
Laindon railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alex Lecea, CC BY 2.0.
Laindon is a railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the town of Laindon in Essex, England. It is 22 miles 69 chains down the main line from London Fenchurch Street and is situated between West Horndon to the west and Basildon to the east. Laindon railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Dicken’s Drive Play Area.
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 east of Dicken’s Drive Play Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laindon and Basildon.
Laindon
Suburb
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laindon is a suburban town forming the western part of Basildon in Essex, England. Laindon was historically a separate village and parish. In 1949 the village was included in the designated area for the new town of Basildon, since when the area has been extensively developed and it now forms part of the built up area of Basildon.
Basildon
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.
Great Burstead
Village
Great Burstead is a village in the civil parish of Great Burstead and South Green in the Borough of Basildon in Essex, England. The village lies 1.5 miles south of the centre of Billericay. Great Burstead is situated 2 miles north of Dicken’s Drive Play Area.
Dicken’s Drive Play Area
- Type: Playground
- Address: Dickens Drive, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 5TS
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Borough of Basildon, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.57855° or 51° 34′ 43″ northLongitude
0.43161° or 0° 25′ 54″ eastOpen location code
9F32HCHJ+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 610921000OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=playground
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Nicholas, Laindon w Dunton and The Frame.
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