| Wycomb | |
|---|---|
 Pickards Lane, Wycomb (2005) | |
  Wycomb 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]
- ^ "Scalford parish postcodes". doogal.co.uk. doogal.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 129 "Nottingham and Loughborough (Melton Mowbray)" (Map). Ordnance Survey. 24 February 2016. ISBN 978-0319227299.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Wycomb and Chadwell PA/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Nichols, John (1790). The supplementary volume to the Leicestershire views: containing a series of excursions in the year 1790, to the villages and places of note in the county. United Kingdom -- England -- Leicestershire: Printed for the author by J. Nichols. p. 446.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "St Mary's church - Chadwell, Leicestershire". waymarking.com. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade II*) (1075015)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 March 2022.