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Wickford history
The place-name Wickford is first attested in a Saxon charter of 995, where it appears as Wicford. The name means ‘ford by a wych elm or ford by a dairy-farm’ Before the 20th century Wickford was an agricultural village.
Governance
Wickford was an ancient parish in the county of Essex and from 1894 had a parish council. In 1934 the parish council was abolished when the town became part of Billericay Urban District. The civil parish was recreated on 6 October 2021 and will be recreated in May 2022.
American relations
The village of Wickford in Rhode Island, United States, is believed to have been named after this town. Wickford was also the English birthplace of Elizabeth Reade (1615–72), the second wife of John Winthrop the Younger.
Naturism
Wickford became the birthplace of Naturism in the United Kingdom. In 1924 the English Gymnosophist Society was formed and had its home in the town.
Second World War
During the Second World War the edge of the town was hit by a German doodlebug. Around the town, in amongst the hedgerows and fields, there are numerous pillboxes constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations.
1958 flood
In 1958 Wickford town centre was hit by a flood which made national news headlines. The most striking image of the flood was a double-decker bus left stranded at Halls Corner. Second flood in 1960 meant changes to the course of the River Crouch were made. This included turning the river into a concrete channel through the centre of the town.
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