In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wicker like this:
WICKER, a chapelry in Sheffield parish, W. R. Yorkshire; including part of Sheffield town. It was constituted in 1845. Post town, Sheffield. Pop., 10,796. Houses, 2,271. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of York. Value, £150.* Patrons, Misses Harrison. The church was built in 1848, is a fine edifice, and contains about 1,000 sittings. Congregational schools, in the decorated style, were built in 1860.
The location is half way along the street in Sheffield called "Wicker", as marked on modern street maps. Additional information about this locality is available for Sheffield
Wicker through time
Wicker is now part of Sheffield district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sheffield has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wicker itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wicker, in Sheffield and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25584
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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