In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wycliffe like this:
WYCLIFFE, a parish in the district of Teesdale and N. R. Yorkshire; on the river Tees, 3½ miles SSW of Winston r. station, and 5¼ E by S of Barnard-Castle. Post town, Darlington. Acres, 2,162. Rated property, £2,137. Pop., 162. Houses, 28. The manor, with W. Hall, belongs to Sir T. ...
A.Constable, Bart. Wycliffe, or John de Wycliffe, the "Morning Star of the Reformation,'' was a native; and his family were settled here from the Norman conquest till 1606. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £46.* Patron, Sir T. A.Constable, Bart. The church was restored in 1850. The rectory house contains an original portrait of Wycliffe by Sir Antonio More, given by Dr. Zouch, and h and ed down as an heirloom from each rector to his successor. There is a Roman Catholic chapel.
Wycliffe through time
Wycliffe is now part of Teesdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Teesdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wycliffe itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wycliffe, in Teesdale and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14502
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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