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Encyclopedia > Wickham
Map sources for Wickham at grid reference SU572115
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Map sources for Wickham at grid reference SU572115

Wickham, formerly spelled Wykeham, is a civil parish and small market town in Hampshire, southern England, about three miles north of Fareham, and part of the City of Winchester local government district. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 4,816. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Map sources for Fareham at grid reference SU581063 Arms of Fareham Borough Council Fareham is renowned for its horse rapin, such as that featured in the Hancock residnece. ... The City of Winchester is a local government district in Hampshire with city status. ...


It was the birthplace of William of Wykeham, founder of Winchester College and New College, Oxford. William of Wykeham (1320–September 27, 1404), Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England, founder of Winchester College and of New College, Oxford, and builder of a large part of Windsor Castle, was born in Wickham, Hampshire. ... Winchester College is a public school in the city of Winchester in Hampshire, in the south of England. ... College name New College Named after Blessed Virgin Mary Established 1379 Sister College Kings College Warden Prof. ...


It has a community centre which is home to many activities, including the Home-Start Meon Valley Charity[1].


It hosts a very picturesque center which is worth stopping in briefly if passing through.


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International Rubber Research & Development Board (596 words)
Henry Wickham was responsible for gathering 70,000 seeds from the rubber-bearing tree, Hevea brasiliensis, in the Manaus area of Brazil in 1876.
Wickham, who was at that time living and working near Santerem in the Rio Tapajos region of the upper Amazon, was already interested in Hevea, and had published some information on the tree, thus satisfying Markham that he would be a suitable person to make a collection.
In later years, Wickham himself encouraged the idea that his seeds had been loaded aboard a ship under the nose of a gunboat which "would have blown us out of the water had her commander suspected what we were doing".
GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > People > John Wickham (643 words)
At the end of 1981 Wickham and designer Gordon Coppuck announced that they were forming Spirit Racing to compete in Formula 2 in 1982 and to enter F1 with Honda engines.
In 1987 Wickham became a director and team manager of TOM'S GB and oversaw the company's programs in Group C, Group A and in the British Formula 3 Championship in which TOM'S ran drivers Damon Hill and Martin Donnelly.
In 1989 Wickham took over the running of the Footwork F3000 team and when Footwork bought Arrows in January 1990 he became a director of the F1 team.
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