Wicken Northamptonshire Family History Guide

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Wicken is an Ancient Parish in the county of Northamptonshire.

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Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1559
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1706

Nonconformists include:

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

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 Sir Mordaunt, Bart. W. Park is the seat of Lord Penrhyn.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £500. Patron, Sir Mordaunt, Bart. The church is good; and there are a national school and charities £22.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Northamptonshire, Wicken – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Memorial inscriptions at the Church of St. John the Evangalist, Wicken
Author: Northamptonshire Family History Society

England, Northamptonshire, Wicken – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Wicken, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Northamptonshire, Wicken – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Wicken, 1707-1873
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wicken (Northamptonshire)

England, Northamptonshire, Wicken, parish registers, 1559-1972
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wicken (Northamptonshire); Northampton Record Office (Northamptonshire)

Parish registers for Wicken, 1559-1994
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Wicken (Northamptonshire)

Administration

  • County: Northamptonshire
  • Civil Registration District: Potterspury
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Northampton
  • Diocese: Peterborough
  • Rural Deanery: Preston
  • Poor Law Union: Potterspury
  • Hundred: Cleley
  • Province: Canterbury