In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wychnor like this:
WICHNOR, a township-chapelry in Tatenhill parish, Stafford; on the river Trent, the Grand Trunk canal, Icknield-street, and the Derby and Dudley railway, at the junction of the line to Tamworth, 5½ miles NE of Lichfield. It has a station at the r. junction; and its Post town is Burton-on-Trent. ...
Acres, 1,610. Real property, £3,529. Pop., 152. Houses, 30. W. Hall-was the seat of the Somervilles; and was visited, in 1621, by James I. A Roman camp was here, and Roman coins have been found. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £71. Patron, T. J. Levatt, Esq. The church is good.
Wychnor through time
Wychnor is now part of East Staffordshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Staffordshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wychnor itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wychnor in East Staffordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8637
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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