Laindon In TayClayVision

The ancient parish of Laindon is located in the Basildonian Republic, it is situated North of Langdon Hills,East of Dunton,West of Basildon and South of Noak Bridge.Formerly a plotlands area for Londoners to commonly use as a holiday getaway as well as an evacuation area for ww2. It is one of the largest towns to participate in TayClayVision and one of the original 12 also! The town is divided into five main regions named after their direction (Central,North,South,East and West) along with the capital of Steeple View located in the lowlands separating Laindon and Noak Bridge. The famous and iconic St Nicholas Church can be viewed from the capital hence it's name. The church itself was built back in the 13th century with an added south isle and chancel built in the 14th century. In 2017 development began for the new shopping centre in Laindon Central by Swan Housing Group under the name of Laindon Place this would replace the tired and overdue Laindon Centre that was constructed in the 60s including many shops, a library, clinic and the well known Clockhouse Office which was removed in 2008.The clock on the side is currently in storage. Other noteable monuments in Laindon include the war memorial in Laindon Central, St Nicholas Church in Laindon North,The Fortune of War Roundabout in Steeple View and Lidl. Laindon also has it's own train station on the C2C railway between Hornchurch and Basildon and is the station shared by Laindon,Langdon Hills,Noak Bridge and Dunton it is a very old station and is significant because a famous actress known as Joan Sims was born there. In history there once stood a hotel in Laindon South which was very popular.To add to this there are several famous celebrities who originate or have lived in Laindon including Allison Moyet, members of Depeche Mode, Sweet Dreams of TCV#3 and Edgar Longstaffe. The town also has a large industrial site in the north and has a few restuarants including KFC in the south and McDonalds in the capital. The DST building in the far north east of Laindon is the towns largest financial building which has a great view of surroundings towns including Basildon and Noak Bridge.