Billericay
Billericay is a town in Essex in England. It has a population of 40,000 and is part of the London commuter belt. Its name is pronounced 'bill-uh-ricky' (in SAMPA, /bIl@"rIki:/).
It was immortalised in the Ian Dury and the Blockheads song 'Billericay Dickie'.
Billericay's MP is John Baron (Conservative). It was previously represented by Theresa Gorman, a Conservative rebel who had the whip withdrawn for opposing the Maastricht Treaty.
The town is now served by small community radio station Phoenix FM.
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Bernard Braine | Essex | Essex, England | Essex, United Kingdom | Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom | John Baron | John Charles Baron | List of towns in England | London Commuter Belt | London metropolitan area | Lord Braine of Wheatley | MPs elected in British Elections 2001 | MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001 | Phoenix FM | Teresa Ellen Gorman | Teresa Gorman | Theresa Gorman
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