Baker Street, Essex
Baker Street | |
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Baker Street windmill | |
Location within Essex | |
OS grid reference | TQ6381 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GRAYS |
Postcode district | RM16 |
Dialling code | 01375 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Baker Street is an area of Orsett in the unitary authority of Thurrock. It is in the ceremonial county of Essex, England.
Description
Reaney[1] suggests the name is derived from William Bakere de Luggestreet.
It is known locally because of the surviving windmill. The windmill is said to have been built in the 17th century and ceased working in 1911. It is now a private house.[2]
Notes
- ^ PH Reaney, The Place-Names of Essex (CUP, 1969)
- ^ Historic England. "BAKER STREET WINDMILL (498135)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 October 2015.