Farm site, which was succeeded by a Roman villa. This is now the site of Beauchamps High School.

The name Wickford is first attested in a Saxon charter of 995, where it appears as Wicford. The "-ford" indicates a crossing of the river Crouch, but there are a number of theories as to the meaning of the "Wick-" element; it may refer to wych elm, a dairy or other specialised farm, or