Wickham / Wicheham / Wykeham / Wykham

There is an entry for this Wickham [variant spelling] in the Domesdday survey [http://opendomesday.org/place/SU5711/wickham/] [accessed 26 June 2018], but it mentions neither priest nor church in it. The Victoria County History (Hampshire, vol. 3, 1908) notes: "In spite of a severe 'restoration' in 1862–3, the church retains some ancient features, the north-east angle of the nave and the north doorway of the chancel showing twelfth-century masonry, and the west doorway of the tower is also re-used twelfthcentury work. [...] The font is modern, with an octagonal panelled bowl." The Parish web site [www.stnicholaswickham.org.uk] [accessed 12 August 2011] notes: "he octagonal Font, has a fine painted wooden canopy and a wooden figurine of the Virgin Mary, the latter only being displayed on special occasions." [NB: we have no information on the font of the 12th-century church here].