West Wickham and Streetly End

History Club

The Village Sign

  The village sign, erected outside the Village Hall in October 2014, was commissioned by the Parish Council to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. The sign contains elements from each ‘end’ of the village – Streetly End, the Church end and Burton End – with the scroll beneath symbolising the road linking them all together.  The crown-shaped surround represents…

West Wickham War Memorial

The war memorial in the churchyard was unveiled and dedicated on 24 October 1920.  Fourteen men from the village who lost their lives in the First World War are commemorated and another four names were added after the Second World War. There are brief details below.  Please get in touch if you would like to know more or indeed have…

A brief history of the village

Very little is known about the early settlement of the village and when and how it developed to its current form with the main village being in the centre of the parish in a linear development along a ridge of high ground running north-east from St Mary’s church. This now includes the minor settlement at Burton End while the hamlet…

WEST WICKHAM & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY CLUB DIG2

Come  along  and  find  out  what  we  plan  to  do  over  the weekend  of  11  &  12  July,  see  how  you  can  help (there  are  a  variety  of  ways  –  digging,  sieving,  finds washing,  recording  –  so  something  for  all  abilities) and to sign up to take part. SUNDAY  21 JUNE 3.30pm, VILLAGE HALL  If  you  want  to  know  more…