Wickham Bishops
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Beacon Hill lighting ceremony during Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee | |
Wickham Bishops Location within Essex | |
| Population | 1,910 (Parish, 2021) |
| OS grid reference | TL840120 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WITHAM |
| Postcode district | CM8 |
| Dialling code | 01621 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Wickham Bishops is a village and civil parish in the Maldon district of Essex, England. It is located around three miles north of the town of Maldon and around two miles south-east of Witham, in whose post town it lies. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,910.
The place name Wickham Bishops is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Wicham, meaning 'dwelling place with a (dairy) farm'. Bishops refers to the fact that the land belonged to the Bishop of London. Other references note the historic name of Wycham Episcopi.