Wickhamford is a village and a

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, England. It is situated on the

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approximately halfway between the towns of

Evesham Evesham () is a market town and Civil parishes in England, parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of England. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, England, Worceste ...

and Broadway. It is mentioned in 1086 in the

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under the name of ''Wiquene'' when it was owned by Evesham Abbey.Wickhamford Parish Council website.
Retrieved 21 June 2009

Wickhamford Manor

The manor was built in the 16th century on land belonging to the abbey. It was later sold to Thomas Throckmorton by

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. In 1594 it was purchased from the Crown by Sir

Samuel Sandys Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (10 August 1695 – 21 April 1770) was an English Whigs (British political party), Whig politician and peer who represented Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), Worcester in the House of Commons of Great Brit ...

and remained in the family until its sale in 1863. Thatched_house_in_Wickhamford

St. John the Baptist Church

The 13th-century parish Church of St. John the Baptist shows a close connection of the Sandys family with the

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. It can be seen in the floor slab monument to Penelope Washington within the altar rails. The oak

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gates were installed in the 17th century with a monument to the Sandys family on the north side. Penelope Washington, whose mother married Sir Samuel Sandys and moved to the Manor House, was a distant relative of

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, the first

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