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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 is now part of WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wicken itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wicken, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8349
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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