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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wickford
Visit Wickford places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Wickford places to visit. A unique way to experience Wickford’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Wickford as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Wickford is located approximately 30 miles (50 km) east of London. It falls within the Borough of Basildon along with the original town of Basildon, Billericay, Laindon and Pitsea. The town has a main high street with a range of shops, swimming pool, library, open-air market and community centre. When you visit Wickford, Walkfo brings Wickford places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Wickford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wickford
Visit Wickford – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 13 audio plaques & Wickford places for you to explore in the Wickford area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Wickford places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
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.
Wickford geography / climate
For the most part of Wickford is flat and 10 metres (33 ft) above sea level. The River Crouch flows through the town, from the west to the east. The built up area extends into the neighbouring parishes of Runwell and Shotgate.
Wick Country Park
Wick Country Park comprises 50 acres (20 ha) of former agricultural land, with over 2 km (1 1/4 miles) of easy access trails. The trails leads visitors past old hedgerows, ponds, World War II pillboxes and ponds.
Neighbouring towns and villages
Rettendon Runwell Battlesbridge Ramsden Crays Rawreth Crays Hill Ramsden Bellhouse Ramsden Heath Downham Shotgate South Woodham Ferrers Billericay Basildon Rayleigh.
Why visit Wickford with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Wickford places with Walkfo Wickford to hear history at Wickford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wickford has 13 places to visit in our interactive Wickford map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Wickford, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Wickford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wickford & the surrounding areas.
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13 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Wickford places to visit
Wickford has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Wickford’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Wickford’s information audio spots:
Runwell Hospital
Runwell Hospital was a hospital in the Chelmsford district of Essex. It was managed by the South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
Visit Wickford plaques
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here Wickford has 0 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Wickford plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Wickford using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Wickford plaque. Currently No Physical Plaques.
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