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Civil parish in Essex, England

Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre

Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre is a civil parish in the Chelmsford district in Essex, England.

The parish includes the villages of Bicknacre and Woodham Ferrers. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 2,922. The parish adopted its modern name in 1987 when the old parish of Woodham Ferrers was split; the southern part became a separate parish called South Woodham Ferrers and the remainder was renamed Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre after its two main settlements.

How locals move

Getting around Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre the local way

  • Get inIt is served by Stena Line ferries from Hook of Holland (), near The Hague and Rotterdam.
  • Get inAt Harwich, Harwich International railway station is attached to the ferry terminal.
  • Get inis served by the Harwich Harbour Ferry during summer months, direct from Shotley and Felixstowe, both in Suffolk.

From Wikivoyage: Essex (England), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-05.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.