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Wickham is well known
for its medieval village square which is surrounded by buildings from
all ages.
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Knights Chambers now
houses a bakery, optician and a dental practice.
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These two fine houses,
Wentworth House on the right and Havelock House are to be found in the
Square.
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The west side of the
Square.
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Another example of the
variety of architecture to be found in Wickham.
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Greens Restaurant &
Pub on the corner of the Square.
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Ivy Cottage, Bridge
Street.
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The Old Barracks at the
bottom of Bridge Street.
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Beware, the warning
sign to all vagrants on the side of the Old Barracks.
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Chesapeake Mill stands
in Bridge Street, a reminder of the 1812 War with America. The timbers
of the mill were taken from the man-of-war of the same name, captured
in battle off Boston in 1813. The "American Connection" was
further developed in the build-up to D-Day in 1944, particularly as
Southwick House, General Eisenhower's headquarters was only some five
miles away.
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The present church of
St Nicholas dates from 1126 and was run by the Canons of Titchfield.
The cruciform building, a brick and flint structure, was mainly
rebuilt in 1862-3. The west tower is surmounted by a wooden bell
turret.
The great Bishop William of Wykeham (1326-1404) came from Wickham and
would have worshipped at the site of the present church. From here he
rose to great power to be the architect of the reigns of Edward III
and Richard II, and the pious founder of Winchester College and New
College, Oxford.
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