Wickhamford
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Wickhamford is a village and a civil parish in Worcestershire, England. It is situated on the A44 road approximately halfway between the towns of Evesham and Broadway. It is mentioned in 1086 in the Domesday Book under the name of Wiquene when it was owned by Evesham Abbey. The origin of the name Wickhamford is unknown. The second element refers to a ford. The first element may be the tribal name Wycwona, or derived from the Welsh gwiggwaun meaning 'wood moor'.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wychavon
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 747
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Wickhamford
- UK place.static_image
- Sandys Arms, Wickhamford - geograph.org.uk - 187928.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 250px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Sandys Arms, Wickhamford
- UK place.shire_district
- Wychavon
- UK place.shire_county
- Worcestershire
- UK place.region
- West Midlands
- UK place.civil_parish
- Wickhamford
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Mid Worcestershire
- UK place.postcode_district
- WR11
- UK place.postcode_area
- WR
- UK place.post_town
- EVESHAM
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SP067414
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Wickhamford Manor
- St. John the Baptist Church
- References
- External links
Wickhamford is a village and a civil parish in Worcestershire, England. It is situated on the A44 road approximately halfway between the towns of Evesham and Broadway. It is mentioned in 1086 in the Domesday Book under the name of Wiquene when it was owned by Evesham Abbey. The origin of the name Wickhamford is unknown. The second element refers to a ford. The first element may be the tribal name Wycwona, or derived from the Welsh gwiggwaun meaning 'wood moor'.
==Wickhamford Manor==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wickhamford” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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