Wyken, Warwickshire
Historical Description
Wyken, a parish in Warwickshire, 3 miles NE by E of Coventry. Post town, Coventry. Acreage, 1343; population of the civil parish, 133; of the ecclesiastical, 121. The Wyken Pippin, originally brought from Holland, was first grown here. The manor belongs to the Earl of Craven. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Worcester; net value, £109. Patron, the Earl of Craven. The church is ancient
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Warwickshire | |
| Poor Law union | Foleshill |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
The Warwickshire County Record Office hold the following registers for Wyken:
| Parish | Baptisms | Marriages | Burials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross | 1939-1965 | 1951-1995 | |
| Risen Christ | 1967-1990 | 1967-1970 | |
| St Alban | 1915-1955 | 1924-1958 | |
| St Mary Magdalen | 1600-1980 | 1611-1987 | 1600-1976 |
Most of the records prior to 1911 have been digitised and are available on Ancestry.co.uk
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Wyken from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Warwickshire is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Wyken are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Warwickshire papers online:
Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Warwickshire 1619 is available on the Heraldry page.