West Horndon (parish)
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| West Horndon shown within Essex | |
| Population | 1,482 (2001) 1,537 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TQ622880 |
| • London | 21 mi (34 km) WSW |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRENTWOOD |
| Postcode district | CM13 |
| Dialling code | 01277 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | West Horndon Parish Council |
West Horndon is a civil parish in the Borough of Brentwood in Essex, England. Other than the village of West Horndon it also includes East Horndon, Dunton Hills and Little Warley. The local council of the parish is West Horndon Parish Council. Located approximately 21 miles east of London, it is a predominantly rural parish with some residential and light industrial development. There are large sections of open land used for agriculture and leisure. West Horndon parish was abolished in 1934 and created again in 2003 with new boundaries.
West Horndon was an ancient parish in the Barnstable hundred of Essex. It was grouped into the Billericay poor law union and rural sanitary district. It became part of Billericay Rural District in 1894. In 1934 the parish was abolished when it became part of Brentwood Urban District.
The parish abolished in 1934 was an elongated area stretching north—south in common with neighbouring parishes. East Horndon was a separate parish to the east and the next parish to the west was Little Warley. The population of West Horndon in 1931 was 147.
The civil parish formed in 2003, with significantly different boundaries, is perpendicular to the former parish, stretching east—west to incorporate territory formerly part of the parishes of Childerditch, Dunton, East Horndon, Little Warley and West Horndon. In each of these former parishes the inner part is now part of West Horndon and the northern and southern extremities (and eastern part for Dunton) is outside the parish.
The local council of the parish is West Horndon Parish Council. The parish council had existed before, from 1894 to 1934. The civil parish was created anew in 2003 following a petition by residents in 2002.
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