Laindon is a town located in the west of the Basildon district of Essex, England. It is located north of Laindon railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. South of the railway station and line is Langdon Hills. Laindon and Langdon Hills are part of the Basildon post town. Until its abolition in 1937, there was a Laindon parish. In 1931 it covered an area of and had a population of 4,552. 100 years earlier, in 1831, the population was 412 and the area covered was 4,680 acres.… (More on Laindon)