Winwick

Winwick is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Winwick lies approximately 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Huntingdon. It is a crossroads village on the B660 near Hamerton. Winwick is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England. The meaning of the name Winwick contains two separate elements, ‘Win’ and ‘wic’. ‘Win’ refers to a personal name and ‘wic’ means a dwelling. Combining these elements gives the full meaning of Winwick which is Wina's specialised farm. According to the 2011 census, the total population (including Hamerton) is 202. Winwick contains 'All Saints' church and 'Veazey Coaches Limited', a family run coach hire company that has been running since 1978. The coach company takes children who live in Winwick to school in Great Gidding. In the 1870s, Winwick was described as: "WINWICK, a parish in the district of Oundle and counties of Huntingdon and Northampton; 4½ miles SE by E of Barnwell r. station, and 6½ SE by S of Oundle. Post town, Oundle. Acres, 1,710. Real property, £1,813. Pop., 380. Houses, 82. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £90.* Patron, the Duke of Buccleuch. The church was restored in 1865. Charities, £18."