In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wicken like this:
WICKEN, a parish in Potterspury district, Northampton; 3½ miles WSW of Stony-Stratford, and 5 WSW of Wolverton r. station. It has a post-office under Stony-Stratford. Acres, 2,280. Real property, £2,671. Pop., 529. Houses, 101. The manor belongs to SirMordaunt, Bart. W. Park is the seat of Lord Penrhyn. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £500.* Patron, SirMordaunt, Bart. The church is good; and there are a national school and charities £22.
Wicken through time
Wicken is now part of South Northamptonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Northamptonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wicken itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wicken in South Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8349
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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