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WYKEN, a parish in Foleshill district, Warwick; 3 miles NE by E of Coventry r. station. Post town, Coventry. Acres, 670. Real property, £2,264; of which £550 are in mines. Pop., 148. Houses, 29. The manor belongs to Earl Craven. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £115. Patron, Earl Craven. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Wyken Parish Foleshill Poor Law Union/Registration District Warwickshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Wyken |
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