Bicknacre
Bicknacre Village Sign
Bicknacre is located in Essex
Bicknacre
Bicknacre
Location within Essex
Area0.330 km2 (0.127 sq mi)
Population2,263 (2018 estimate)
• Density6,858/km2 (17,760/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTL788029
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCHELMSFORD
Postcode districtCM3
Dialling code01245
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Bicknacre is a village in the civil parish of Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre, in the county of Essex, England. It is approximately 4.0 mi (6.5 km) north of South Woodham Ferrers and 5.7 mi (9.2 km) southeast of the city of Chelmsford. The village is in the borough of Chelmsford and in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 2,263.[1]

Priory arch

Bicknacre Priory Arch
St.Giles Churchyard

There was a hermitage on this site 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 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.[2] The arch and the surrounding fields, known as Priory Fields, are looked after by a voluntary group, called Friends of Priory Fields.

Landmarks

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. It is rumoured that the church is haunted by a man buried in the graveyard. His name remains unknown.

Notable people

Notable people from the village include Richard Robarts, a former Formula One driver, and the artist Danielle West (now known as Danielle Martin). The artist Grayson Perry spent part of his childhood in the village. Joe Pettit, writer of the multi-award-winning short film Yout also lived in Bicknacre.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bicknacre". City Population De. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Arch | Priory Fields". prioryfields.org.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Martin Green (10 October 2011). "Grayson Perry interview - 'If I had not been an artist, I'd probably be a serial killer'". Essex Chronicle. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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