In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bicknacre like this:
BICKNACRE, a hamlet in Woodham-Ferris and Danbury parishes, Essex; 5½ miles SE of Chelmsford. Real property, £987. Pop., 304. A priory of black canons was founded here, in the time of Henry III., by Maurice Jeffrey; and a portion of it, with arches, still stands.
Additional information about this locality is available for Woodham Ferrers
Bicknacre through time
Bicknacre is now part of Chelmsford district. Click here for graphs and data of how Chelmsford has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bicknacre itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bicknacre, in Chelmsford and Essex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25032
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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