Wycomb | |
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Pickards Lane, Wycomb (2005) | |
Location within Leicestershire | |
Population | 55 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SK774248 |
• London | 109 mi (175 km) |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Melton Mowbray |
Postcode district | LE14 |
Dialling code | 01664 |
Police | Leicestershire |
Fire | Leicestershire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Scalford Parish Council |
Wycomb is a small hamlet in the district of Melton, which is approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire,[2] and is part of the civil parish of Scalford, which also includes the neighbouring village of Chadwell. Until 1 April 1936 it was in the parish of Wycomb and Chadwell.[3]
The settlement name (originally recorded as Wykeham)[4] means 'wīc-hām (Old English) A settlement associated with a Roman 'vicus'.[5] Wycomb is half a mile west of Chadwell, and Wycomb has traditionally used Chadwell's church.[6] The Church of St Mary is a Grade II* Listed building.[7]