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Wyke, Shropshire

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OS grid reference
  
SJ646021

Country
  
England

Post town
  
MUCH WENLOCK

Dialling code
  
01952

Civil parish
  
Much Wenlock

Unitary authority
  
Shropshire

Region
  
West Midlands

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
TF13

Ceremonial county
  
Shropshire

UK parliament constituency
  
Ludlow

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Wyke (or the Wyke) is a small hamlet in rural Shropshire, England, where it is part of the civil parish of Much Wenlock. Its name may originate from Old English wice, Wych elm, but is more likely derived from the word wic, dwelling or village.

Map of Wyke, Much Wenlock, UK

It was one of the old townships of Much Wenlock parish, where it was treated as a single township with the neighbouring township of Bradley (having a total of eight taxpayers in 1524). From the late 18th century the small settlement at Wyke was eclipsed by new cottages built at Farley to the south-west.

References

Wyke, Shropshire Wikipedia