East of England
Essex
Borough of Basildon

Dicken’s Drive Play Area

Dicken’s Drive Play Area is a playground in , , which is located on Dickens Drive. Dicken’s Drive Play Area is situated nearby to the church , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include James Hornsby School and Laindon railway station.

School
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a co-educational secondary school located in , in the , , England. It was formed from the merger in 1998 of the Laindon School and Nicholas Comprehensive, and occupies the site of the latter. is situated 1,100 feet south of Dicken’s Drive Play Area.

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 in , England. It is 22 miles 69 chains down the main line from and is situated between to the west and to the east. is situated 1 mile southwest of Dicken’s Drive Play Area.

Park
in is an urban neighbourhood , 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. is situated 1 mile east of Dicken’s Drive Play Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laindon and Basildon.

Suburb
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town and civil parish, which now forms part of the town of , in the district, in , England. It is between Basildon and .

Photo: Simon Q, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in , . While not usually high on any list of places-to-go for people other than Depeche Mode fans, does have a few things to keep you occupied if you end up there.

Village
is an urban settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of and South Green, in the district, in , England. It is contiguous with the town of . is situated 2 miles north of Dicken’s Drive Play Area.

Dicken’s Drive Play Area

Latitude
51.57855° or 51° 34′ 43″ north
Longitude
0.43161° or 0° 25′ 54″ east
Open location code
9F32HCHJ+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 610921000
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­playground
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Highlights include St Nicholas, Laindon w Dunton and The Frame.

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