Why visit Wickham
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 parks and trails, 2 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Wire Lock, Weston Mill, Sole Common Pond and Kintbury Newt Ponds.
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About Wickham
Wickham is a village about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-west of Newbury, Berkshire, England. The M4 motorway passes just north of it. It is in the civil parish of Welford.
From the Wikipedia article Wickham, Berkshire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Wire Lock
Bridge · 3.1 mi
Lock on Kennet and Avon Canal in Kintbury, Berkshire, England, UK
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Kintbury Newt Ponds
Park · 3.4 mi
Nature reserve in Berkshire, England
Restaurants and cafes2
History
Wickham is on the course of a Roman road that linked Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester) with Corinium Dobunnorum (Cirencester). Many traces have been found in the parish of Welford of habitation in Roman Britain. The Domesday Book recorded five watermills in the manor of Welford, but it is not clear if any of these were at Wickham. No later record is known of any mill in the parish. By 1275–76 an annual royal fair was held at Wickham. In 1924 there was still an annual Wickham Feast on St Swithin's patronal festival, 15 July. An open field system of farming prevailed until 1820, when the common lands of Wickham and most of the rest of Welford parish were inclosed. By 1924 Welford parish had an elementary school at Wickham.
From the History section of Wickham, Berkshire on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship3
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Map of Wickham
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Getting there and nearby towns
Upavon Airfield (UPV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 miles away.
- Winterbourne 4 mi east, about 6 min by car
- Newbury 5 mi southeast, about 9 min by car
- Ramsbury 7 mi west, about 12 min by car
- Thatcham 8 mi east, about 13 min by car
- Aldbourne 8 mi west, about 14 min by car
- Great Bedwyn 9 mi southwest, about 14 min by car
- Compton 9 mi northeast, about 15 min by car
- Wantage 10 mi north, about 16 min by car
- Burbage 12 mi southwest, about 19 min by car
- Didcot 14 mi northeast, about 23 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Kintbury Newt Ponds (1), Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sole Common Pond-by-Des-Blenkinsopp, Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Wire Lock and Bridge 03, Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
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