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WEST WICKHAM

"WEST WICKHAM, a parish in the hundred of Chilford, county Cambridge, 4 miles north-east of Linton, and 10 from Newmarket. The village is principally the property of the Earl of Hardwicke, who is lord of the manor. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Ely, value £80. The church is dedicated to St. Mary.

Cemeteries

• The Monumental Inscriptions for St. Mary churchyard are recorded in the Cambridge Records Office. These are available on microfiche from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Publications list

Census

• The Census Records from 1841-1891 can be found in the Cambridgeshire Archives. In addition the 1851 Census for West Wickham is available in full transcript form, on microfiche, from the Cambridgeshire Family History Society Publications list

Churches

• St. Mary's Church, West Wickham.

Church History

• "The church of St. Mary is an ancient edifice of flint and rubble, with stone dressings, in the Decorated and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch, north organ chamber and a western tower containing 5 bells, and affords 200 sittings: the church was restored in 1900 at a cost of £1,400. The register dates from the year 1647." [Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]

Church Records

• Church of England
  • West Wickham, St. Mary: Records of baptisms 1682-2003, marriages 1682-1989, burials 1682-2003 and banns 1755-1905 reside in the Cambridgeshire Archives. The Bishop's Transcripts for the years 1599-1641, 1661-1861 can be found in the Cambridge University Library. Indexed transcripts exist in the Cambridgeshire Archives for baptisms 11682-1858, marriages 1682-1717, 1727-1841 and burials 1682-1922.

Gazetteers

• A transcript of the WestWickham parish entries from Samuel Lewis's 1835 Topographical Dictionary of England,
• A transcript of the WestWickham parish entries from 1929 Kellys Directory of Cambridgeshire

Military History

• The War Memorial has been transcribed and the men researched.

Names (Geographical)

• "STREETLY END is a hamlet half a mile south" [Kelly's Directory - Cambridgeshire - 1929]

Taxation

• Land Tax: records were compiled afresh each year and contain the names of owners and occupiers in each parish, but usually there is no address or place name. These records reside in the Cambridgeshire Archives for the years 1759-63, 1789-1846 and 1865-1948.