Wickham Bishops

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Wickham Bishops

Coordinates: 51.7763° N 0.6681° E

Wickham Bishops (United Kingdom)
Wickham Bishops
OS grid reference TL840120
District Maldon
Shire county Essex
Region East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district CM8
Dial code 01621
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
UK Parliament Maldon and East Chelmsford
European Parliament East of England
List of places: UKEnglandEssex

Wickham Bishops is a village in the county of Essex, in the United Kingdom.

[edit] Transport

Roughly three miles from the town of Witham (which has a mainline train station on the East Anglia One line). Also at Witham is access to the main A12 road that runs through Essex.

Wickham Bishops is a popular village for London-bound rail commuters as well as those who work in the nearby towns of Chelmsford and Colchester.

[edit] Local Amenities

At the time of writing, Wickham Bishops has a village hall (with a new hall under construction in 2005), playing fields, a library, tennis courts, a hairdresser, estate agent, a One Stop local shop/off licence and two public houses (pubs) - The Mitre and The Chequers.

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