North Benfleet

North Benfleet is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet, in the Basildon district of Essex, England, located between the towns of Basildon to the west and South Benfleet to the east. It adjoins the small village of Bowers Gifford. In 1931 the parish had a population of 560.^[1] On 1 January 1937 the parish was abolished to form Billericay.^[2]

North Benfleet
All Saints Church
North Benfleet Location within Essex
OS grid reference	TQ755894
Civil parish	Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet
District	Basildon
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Wickford
Postcode district	SS12
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Billericay
List of places UK England Essex 51.575683°N 0.532923°E / 51.575683; 0.532923

Prior to 1066, North Benfleet was owned by King Harold, and transferred to William the Conqueror afterwards.^[3]

The Church of All Saints is a mixture of 13th, 14th and 15th century construction, which was rebuilt during the 17th century.^[4] Although it had fallen into disrepair after many years of disuse, it was returned to regular use in March 2013 by the Orthodox Church,^[5] and now has weekly services.

The parish of "Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet" was formed on 1 April 2010.^[6]