In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wicklewood like this:
WICKLEWOOD, a parish, with a village, in Forehoe district, Norfolk; 2¾ miles WNW of Wymondham r. station. Post town, Wymondham. Acres, 1,564. Real property, £3,978. Pop. in 1861, 806; of whom 141 were in Forehoe workhouse. Houses, 146. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £356. Patrons, A.H. Percy, Esq., and the Rev. M. B. Darby. The church was restored in 1868. There are two Methodist chapels, a national school, and a poors' allotment of 12 acres.
Wicklewood through time
Wicklewood is now part of South Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wicklewood itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wicklewood in South Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5129
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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