Wycomb
Wycomb
Village in United Kingdom
Wycomb is a small hamlet in the district of Melton, which is approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire,[2] and is part of the civil parish of Scalford, which also includes the neighbouring village of Chadwell. Until 1 April 1936 it was in the parish of Wycomb and Chadwell.[3]
The settlement name (originally recorded as Wykeham)[4] means 'wīc-hām (Old English) A settlement associated with a Roman 'vicus'.[5] Wycomb is half a mile west of Chadwell, and Wycomb has traditionally used Chadwell's church.[6] The Church of St Mary is a Grade II* Listed building.[7]