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Wicken is a small village on the edge of The Fens near Soham in East Cambridgeshire, ten miles north east of Cambridge and five miles south of Ely. It is the site of Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve. ==History== Wicken parish consists principally of fenland covering in eastern Cambridgeshire. Its western border largely follows the course of the River Cam, and its southern border separating it from Burwell follows the winding Wicken Lode, which flows into Reach Lode just before the latter meets the Cam. A fenland waterway forms its eastern border with Soham parish. Since at least the 10th century the parish has also contained the hamlet of Upware in its isolated south-west corner on the Cam. East Cambridgeshire is known for its great quantity of archaeological findings from the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Of Wicken some Bronze Age activity is known as there are a few subsided barrows.〔, p. 81-88〕 Stone Age flint tools, Bronze Age weapons and Roman coinage have also been found in the parish as well as a few spears and other weapons from the Anglo-Saxon era.〔 Wicken's relative isolation and poverty has meant that several of the late medieval and early modern timber-framed houses survive. The medieval limestone cross which formerly stood on Cross Green was unburied and reinstated there in 1973.〔 Wicken was listed as ''Wicha'' in the Domesday Book and ''Wiken'' in around 1200.〔A. D. MILLS. "Wicken." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved October 21, 2011 from Encyclopedia.com:http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Wicken.html〕 The name comes from an Old-English dative plural ''wícum'' meaning "the dwellings" or "the trading settlement". Wicken also has the last 12 sided Smock windmill in England which has been restored to working use by an enthusiastic team of volunteers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wicken, Cambridgeshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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