Wickham Bishops is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.
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Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1662
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1630; 1813
Nonconformists include: Baptist
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WICKHAM-BISHOPS, a parish in Witham district, Essex; on the Blackwater river and the Maldon railway, 2½ miles S of Witham. It has a post-office under Witham, and a r. station.
Acres, 1,534. Real property, £3,378. Pop., 616. Houses, 138. The property is subdivided. The manor has belonged, from time immemorial, to the Bishops of London; and it once had a palace of theirs. Hill House is the seat of H. Leigh, Esq.
The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £394. Patron, the Bishop of Rochester. The old church is small; and the new church was built in 1852, stands on an eminence, and has a lofty spire.
There is a national school.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
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England, Essex, Wickham-Bishops – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions at St. Bartholomew’s and New Churchyard, Wickham Bishop’s : 536 inscriptions, including war memorial
Author: Woollings, Barbara
England, Essex, Wickham-Bishops – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Wickham Bishops, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Essex, Wickham-Bishops – Church records ( 4 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Wickham-Bishops, 1630-1631
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wickham-Bishops (Essex)
Bishop’s transcripts for Wickham-Bishops, 1813-1875
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wickham-Bishops (Essex)
Parish registers for Wickham-Bishops, 1662-1856
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wickham-Bishops (Essex); Essex Record Office
Wickham Bishops parish registers, 1662-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wickham-Bishops (Essex)
England, Essex, Wickham-Bishops – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of Wickham Bishops, Essex, Eng
Parish register printouts of Wickham Bishops, Essex, England, christenings, 1662-1856
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
Parish register printouts of Wickham-Bishops, Essex, England ; marriages, 1663-1837
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department
England, Essex, Wickham-Bishops – Manors – Court records ( 2 )
Court papers
Author: Manor of Wickham-Bishops. Court (Essex)
Court rolls and papers, 1350-1679
Author: Manor of Wickham-Bishops. Court (Essex)
Administration
- County: Essex
- Civil Registration District: Witham
- Probate Court: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)
- Diocese: Pre-1846 – London, Post-1845 – Rochester
- Rural Deanery: Pre-1847 – Witham, Post-1846 – Hatfield Peverel
- Poor Law Union: Witham
- Hundred: Thurstable
- Province: Canterbury
