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Wicken Northamptonshire Map

Traditional county: Northamptonshire · Unitary authority: West Northamptonshire · Region: East Midlands

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Place	Wicken
Traditional County	Northamptonshire
Unitary Authority	West Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.047901
Longitude	-0.914654
Place Type	Village

About Wicken

Wicken presents a low, steady profile against the Northamptonshire sky, its limestone cottages holding the pale, cool light of the East Midlands. It lies 4.4 miles north-east of Buckingham (from Buckingham: bearing 43°T, OS grid SP 745 393), and is situated west of Deanshanger village. The land here shifts into a quiet, agrarian patience, punctuated by the sharp edges of ancient hedgerows that mark the boundaries of old enclosures. To the west, the canopy of Leckhampstead Wood provides a dark, verdant anchor for the horizon, its timbered depths offering a stark contrast to the open fields of the parish. A lingering sense of medieval purpose remains in the earth nearby, where the Grove Close Moated Site suggests a time when local life was defined by water and defensive solitude. Wicken retains a composed, unassuming character, favouring the slow rotation of the seasons over the frantic pace of modern thoroughfares. The air carries a crisp, mineral quality, particularly when the wind rolls off the surrounding plains to rattle the dry leaves of the churchyard yews. Each lane in Wicken seems to map a long, unrecorded history of transit, leading the eye toward the distant, rolling folds of the county boundary.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Grove Close Moated Site. (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 164° SSE
Leckhampstead Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.2 mi, 290° WNW
Deanshanger Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 084° E
Brook House (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 253° WSW
Wakefield Lodge Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.2 mi, 346° NNW · 363 ha
Whittlewood Forest Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 326° NW · 400 ha
Foxcote Reservoir And Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 231° SW · 50 ha
Remains Of The Church And Churchyard Of St Mary Magdalen (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 074° ENE
Foxcote Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 228° SW
Dogsmouth Brook (River) — 2.9 mi, 045° NE
Bradlem Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 349° N
Old Stratford Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 062° ENE
A Slight Univallate Hillfort 600M South East Of Home Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 204° SSW · 4 ha
Buckingham Thick Copse (National Nature Reserve) — 3.3 mi, 316° NW · 45 ha
Ouse Valley Park (Park) — 3.8 mi, 075° ENE
Wolverton Castle (site of) (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 073° ENE
The Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.9 mi, 145° SE
Iron Trunk Hide (Viewpoint) — 4.0 mi, 067° ENE
Farm Hide (Viewpoint) — 4.1 mi, 068° ENE
River Tove (River) — 4.2 mi, 028° NNE
Brown's Cascade (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 252° WSW
Lord Cobham's Pillar (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 257° WSW
Grecian Valley (Valley) — 4.3 mi, 258° WSW
Stowe (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 4.3 mi, 261° W · 820 ha
Saxon Deities (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 256° WSW
Samson & the Philistine (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 260° W
Queen's Temple (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 257° WSW
Captain Grenville's Column (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 254° WSW
The Cascade (Waterfall) — 4.5 mi, 251° WSW
Buckinghamshire Military Museum Trust (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 223° SW

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