In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Childs Wickham like this:
CHILDS-WICKHAM, a village and a parish in Evesham district, Gloucester. The village stands on the verge of the county, 1¾ mile WNW of Broadway, and 5 WSW of Honeybourne r. station. The parish includes also the hamlet of Mircott; and its post town is Broadway. Acres, 2, 040. Real property, £3, 049. Pop., 440. Houses, 92. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value, £246.* Patrons, the Representatives of the Rev. J. H. Tucker. The church is good; and there is a recent national school.
Childs Wickham through time
Childs Wickham is now part of Wychavon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wychavon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Childs Wickham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Childs Wickham, in Wychavon and Gloucestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10512
Date accessed: 03rd May 2024
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