Bicknacre is a village

Village

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 in Essex

Essex

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, England

England

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. It is approximately 6.5 km (4 mi) north of South Woodham Ferrers

South Woodham Ferrers

South Woodham Ferrers is a town and civil parish in the borough of Chelmsford, Essex, England. It is approximately from London and, according to the 2001 census, has a population of 16,629. The town is located east of Fenn Creek, and near where it meets the River Crouch...

 and 9.2 km (5.7 mi) southeast of the county town of Chelmsford

Chelmsford

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. The village is in the borough of Chelmsford

Chelmsford (borough)

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 and in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon & East Chelmsford. It has a population of approximately 4,500 people.

Priory Arch

There was a hermitage on this site until around the end of 1154, when it was converted into a priory for the Black Canons, an order of Augustinian Canons. It was known as Wodeham Priory until 1235 when the name Bicknacre first occurs.

The arch is all that remains of the 12th century Bicknacre Priory. It comprises the west arch of the crossing of the church with attached fragments of the nave and north transept. 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.

Notable people

Notable people from the village include; Richard Robarts

Richard Robarts

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, a former Formula One

Formula One

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driver, and the artist Danielle West.

External links

• Friends of Priory Fields