In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wychwood like this:
WYCHWOOD FOREST, a forest in the W of Oxford; 4 miles NW of Witney. It is traversed by Akeman-street; and it comprises 3,709 acres. The whole, till recently, was a wild tract of wood and coppice, profusely intersected with green roads and winding paths; but is now, to great extent, disafforested and enclosed.
Wychwood through time
Wychwood is now part of West Oxfordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how West Oxfordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wychwood itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wychwood in West Oxfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22603
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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