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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.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Essex Ancient County |
| Place: | Bicknacre |
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