Wervin is a small village and

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in the unitary authority of

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and the ceremonial county of

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, England. It is situated between

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and

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, near the

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and the

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History

The origin of the name is uncertain. One possible meaning being "cattle fen", derived from the

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''weorf'' (cattle) and ''fenn'' (a fen or marsh). Wervin was mentioned in the

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as ''Wivevrene'' and comprised eight households. Ownership of the land was divided between St. Werburgh's Abbey and William Malbank. The village was a

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in St. Oswald's Parish, becoming a civil parish in 1866. Historically, Wervin was within Broxton Hundred and Wirral Hundred at different points in time.

Demography

The population was recorded as 56 in 1801, then 60 in 1851, 94 in 1901 and 89 in 1951. According to the 2001 census, Wervin had a population of 118, increasing to 146 by the 2011 census.

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