Pitsea

Pitsea
Pitsea Location within Essex
Population	25,000
OS grid reference	TQ735885
District	Basildon
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Basildon
Postcode district	SS13
Dialling code	01268
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South Basildon and East Thurrock
List of places UK England Essex 51°34′08″N 0°30′14″E / 51.569°N 0.504°E / 51.569; 0.504

Pitsea is a town and former civil parish in the Borough of Basildon in south Essex, England. It comprises five sub-districts: Eversley, Northlands Park Neighbourhood (previously known as Felmores), Chalvedon, Pitsea Mount and Burnt Mills. It is part of the new town of Basildon.

During the creation of the new town of Basildon in the late 1940s and early 1950s, "Pitsea", "Vange" and "Laindon" were considered as possible names for the new town. As Basildon village was central to the district, the town was eventually named "Basildon". Before the new town regeneration, Pitsea itself was made up of unbuilt plot lands and was regarded as underdeveloped and run down.

The Cinema Museum in London holds extensive home movies from the Jefree family of Pitsea in the 50's. Ref HMO353 ^[1]