In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wyken like this:
WYKEN, a parish in Foleshill district, Warwick; 3 miles NE by E of Coventry r. station. Post town, Coventry. Acres, 670. Real property, £2,264; of which £550 are in mines. Pop., 148. Houses, 29. The manor belongs to Earl Craven. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester. Value, £115. Patron, Earl Craven. The church is good.
Wyken through time
Wyken is now part of Coventry district. Click here for graphs and data of how Coventry has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wyken itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wyken, in Coventry and Warwickshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/9479
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
Not where you were looking for?
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Wyken".
