Wickhamford is a village and a civil parish in Worcestershire, England. It is situated on the A44 road approximately halfway between the towns of Evesham and Broadway. It is mentioned in 1086 in the Domesday Book under the name of Wiquene when it was owned by Evesham Abbey.[1]
The manor was built in the 16th century on land belonging to the abbey. It was later sold to Thomas Throckmorton by Elizabeth I. In 1594 it was purchased from the Crown by Sir Samuel Sandys and remained in the family until its sale in 1863.
Thatched roof house in WickhamfordSt. John the Baptist Church of Wickhamford
St. John the Baptist Churchedit
The 13th-century parish Church of St. John the Baptist shows a close connection of the Sandys family with the American colonists. It can be seen in the floor slab monument to Penelope Washington within the altar rails. The oak chancel gates were installed in the 17th century with a monument to the Sandys family on the north side. Penelope Washington, whose mother married Sir Samuel Sandys and moved to the Manor House, was a distant relative of George Washington, the first President of the United States of America.
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^Wickhamford Parish Council website. Retrieved 21 June 2009
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wickhamford, village, civil, parish, worcestershire, england, situated, road, approximately, halfway, between, towns, evesham, broadway, mentioned, 1086, domesday, book, under, name, wiquene, when, owned, evesham, abbey, sandys, arms, location, within, worcest. Wickhamford is a village and a civil parish in Worcestershire England It is situated on the A44 road approximately halfway between the towns of Evesham and Broadway It is mentioned in 1086 in the Domesday Book under the name of Wiquene when it was owned by Evesham Abbey 1 WickhamfordSandys Arms WickhamfordWickhamfordLocation within WorcestershireOS grid referenceSP067414Civil parishWickhamfordDistrictWychavonShire countyWorcestershireRegionWest MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townEVESHAMPostcode districtWR11PoliceWest MerciaFireHereford and WorcesterAmbulanceWest MidlandsUK ParliamentMid WorcestershireList of places UK England Worcestershire 52 04 16 N 1 54 12 W 52 071029 N 1 903309 W 52 071029 1 903309 Contents 1 Wickhamford Manor 2 St John the Baptist Church 3 References 4 External linksWickhamford Manor editMain article Wickhamford Manor The manor was built in the 16th century on land belonging to the abbey It was later sold to Thomas Throckmorton by Elizabeth I In 1594 it was purchased from the Crown by Sir Samuel Sandys and remained in the family until its sale in 1863 nbsp Thatched roof house in Wickhamford nbsp St John the Baptist Church of WickhamfordSt John the Baptist Church editThe 13th century parish Church of St John the Baptist shows a close connection of the Sandys family with the American colonists It can be seen in the floor slab monument to Penelope Washington within the altar rails The oak chancel gates were installed in the 17th century with a monument to the Sandys family on the north side Penelope Washington whose mother married Sir Samuel Sandys and moved to the Manor House was a distant relative of George Washington the first President of the United States of America References edit Wickhamford Parish Council website Retrieved 21 June 2009External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wickhamford Historical records and photographs nbsp This Worcestershire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wickhamford amp oldid 997254213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
