WYKEN

'Wyken' is situated between the areas of Stoke and Walsgrave, three miles northeast of Coventry city centre. It is quite a big area spreading to as far as the Binley area. The majority of the houses in Wyken are Terrace houses.
The oldest building within Wyken is Saint Mary Magdalene Church, located within Wyken Croft. It dates to the early 11th century. The village developed opposite the church and remained a small settlement towards the 18th century. This original layout has since been removed as Wyken was incorporated into Coventry in 1932 resulting in boundary changes. Wyken became much larger than the original village and in the latest boundary change of 1993, Wyken received Coombe Fields from the parish of Rugby.
The original parish ran close to the River Sowe and was mainly flat except for Wyken Heath and Wyken Knob near Stoke Heath.
Wyken is a part of the Coventry North East Constituency, and the Wyken Ward elects three councillors to Coventry City Council, who are all Conservative[1].
Culturally, Wyken is not renowned for having a particularly big culture divide like other areas in Coventry. There are many fast food stores; curry houses, fish and chips and cornershops sparsely located around the area. There is also a community library available to the public.
Wyken is home to five primary schools and two secondary schools. Primary schools within Wyken are; Ravensdale, Richard Lee, St. Gregory's Catholic, St. John Fisher Catholic and Wyken Croft. Secondary schools within Wyken are; Caludon Castle and Lyng Hall.

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★ Wyken Information

★ Wyken Information

★ Wyken weather

★ British History Online: History of Wyken and Caludon

★ Saint Mary Magdalene Churchyard

★ Holy Cross Church