Bicknacre
| Bicknacre | |
| Essex | |
|---|---|
 Bicknacre Village Sign | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL788029 |
| Location: | 51°41’47"N, 0°35’12"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,263 (2018 est.) |
| Post town: | Chelmsford |
| Postcode: | CM3 |
| Dialling code: | 01245 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Chelmsford |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Maldon |
Bicknacre is a village in Essex, found four miles north of South Woodham Ferrers and five and a half miles south-east of the city of Chelmsford. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 2,263.
About the village
There was a hermitage in the village, Bicknacre Priory, until around the end of 1154, when it was converted into a priory for the Augustinian Canons, also known as the Black Canons. It was known as Wodeham (Woodham) Priory until 1235 when the name Bicknacre first occurs.
The Bicknacre Priory Arch is all that remains of the priory. It comprises the west arch of the crossing of the church (estimated to date from about 1250) with attached fragments of the nave and north transept.[1] The arch and the surrounding fields, known as Priory Fields, are looked after by a voluntary group, called Friends of Priory Fields.
The St Giles Home for British Lepers no longer exists, but St. Giles Churchyard, which is marked as an Essex Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve is in Moor Hall Lane.
Pictures
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Bicknacre Village Sign -
The White Swan Public House -
Shops at Bicknacre
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bicknacre) |