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Wickwar

Wickwar is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, located between Yate and Charfield. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 2,083.

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Locality: Wickwar
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name: 2011 - B4060 Wickwar High Street - geograph.org.uk - 2525258.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Wickwar High Street
UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Wickwar
UK place.population: 2,083
UK place.population_ref: (2021 census)
UK place.civil_parish: Wickwar
UK place.unitary_england: South Gloucestershire
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Gloucestershire
UK place.region: South West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Thornbury and Yate
UK place.post_town: WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE

Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: South Gloucestershire
Population: +1978
Official website: www.wickwar.org
Image: 2011 - B4060 Wickwar High Street - geograph.org.uk - 2525258.jpg

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1987 gas explosion
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Wickwar is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, located between Yate and Charfield. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 2,083.

== History == Wickwar was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Wichen", from the Old English (aet) wicum, meaning "(at) the dwellings". The manor was given to John la Warre by King John and was held by Roger la Warre in 1285, when it was referred to as "Warre Wyke". Warre is a Norman family name which gave its name to Wickwar.