Wychnor

Wychnor (or Wichnor) is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England, situated in the East Staffordshire local government district adjoining Alrewas and Barton-under-Needwood. It is situated on the A38, formerly the Roman road Ryknild Street, and contains the hamlet of Wychnor Bridges where the A38 crosses the River Trent. The Trent and Mersey Canal passes through the parish. There is a railway junction nearby; Wychnor Junction where the South Staffordshire Line joins the Cross Country Route.

Wychnor
St Leonard's Church, Wychnor
Wychnor Location within Staffordshire
Population	70 (2001)
Civil parish	Wychnor
District	East Staffordshire
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Burton-on-Trent
Postcode district	DE13
UK Parliament	Lichfield

Its earliest spelling was Hwiccenofre. 'Ofre' was the Anglo-Saxon word for "edge or bank". Hwicce was a provence comprising Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and a part of Warwickshire and the people were called Hwiccas or Hwicii. It is thought that some of these people came to settle in Wychnor and so gave their name to the place they settled in. In the Doomsday Book, it is referred to as "Wicenore".[1]

The parish also contains Wychnor Park, an 18th-century country house, formerly owned by the Levett Family.[2] In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 70.[3]

See also

• Listed buildings in Wychnor

References

1. Harrison, Edith (1934). The Story of Wychnor ... Written for the school children of Wychnor.
2. "MAGIC: Multi Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside". DEFRA. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
3. "Parish headcounts: East Staffordshire (Non-Metropolitan District)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 March 2009.