a Brownie pack for girls aged 7–10. Scouting in Wickham Bishops 1st Beacon Hill is a part of Maldon and East Essex Scouts and is made up of Beaver, Cubs and Scout packs for boys and girls who live in Wickham Bishops, Great Totham and the surrounding villages. Transport Wickham Bishops is located close to the A12 road. The village once had a railway station of its own on the Witham–Maldon branch line, which opened in 1848 and closed in 1964. Nowadays, the nearest railway station is Witham on the Great Eastern Main Line. The number 90 bus service runs between Maldon, Wickham Bishops and Witham generally every half an hour on weekdays. Notable people England cricket captain Alastair Cook lived in Wickham Bishops as a boy. Composer Nicola LeFanu was born in Wickham Bishops References External links Wickham Bishops Parish Council website St Bartholomews Church Website Guardians of the Village Churches of St. Bartholomew's Wickham Bishops and St Nicholas' Little Braxted Villages in Essex Maldon District