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The modern name of Wicken dates from the 1587 union of the two manors. The names of the two earlier villages derive from the name of their respective landlords. The wealthier Wick Dive takes its name from
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in Wicken and researched its history. The archaeologists concluded that Wick Hamon, adjoining the Roman site was the older of the two villages by two centuries, and that the pre-existing (or abandoned)
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for settlement, often associated with an adjacent Roman garrison, farm, or centre of industry. This is the most likely origin of the name here.
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on the edge of the modern village. The modern village dates from
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was 299 people, reducing slightly to 295 at the 2011 Census.
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In 1511 the two manors were purchased by John Spencer of
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