Basildon Urban District (from 1934 to 1955 Billericay Urban District) was a local government district in south Essex, England from 1934 to 1974. The district was created in 1934 from the following parishes (all from Billericay Rural District): * Basildon * Bowers Gifford * Great Burstead * Laindon * * Little Burstead (until 1938, to Thurrock Urban District) * * North Benfleet * Pitsea * Vange * Wickford It also gained 1,282 acres (5 km2) from Chelmsford Rural District and 1,627 acres (7 km2) from Orsett Rural District.