It is located south of Laindon railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend line.

It is the location of the 400-acre (1.6 km2) Langdon Hills Country Park, which is in the unitary authority of Thurrock.

[1] In 1767, Arthur Young commented on the view from Langdon Hills Until its abolition in 1936, Langdon Hills was a civil parish, part of the Orsett Rural District.

Langdon Hills has a small area as the new district of Great Berry is placed just north of Tesco.

Maple tree lane is however situated inside of Basildon and is not part of any of the above.