Wykey
Encyclopedia
Wykey is a hamlet
in Shropshire
, England.
It is approximately 2 miles north of the larger village of Ruyton-XI-Towns
, and is recognised as one of the "XI" towns.
In the centre of the village one can find the rare sight of a 19th Century red postbox and red telephone box
, which amount to its only facilities.
The main office of Quiller Publishing , the UK's largest Country Sports publisher, is also located here.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England.
It is approximately 2 miles north of the larger village of Ruyton-XI-Towns
Ruyton-XI-Towns
Ruyton-XI-Towns , formally Ruyton of the Eleven Towns or simply Ruyton, is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It has a population of around 1,500 people and lies on the River Perry. Nearby is the large village of Baschurch and to the north the smaller village of Wykey...
, and is recognised as one of the "XI" towns.
In the centre of the village one can find the rare sight of a 19th Century red postbox and red telephone box
Red telephone box
The red telephone box, a public telephone kiosk designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, is a familiar sight on the streets of the United Kingdom, Malta, Bermuda and Gibraltar, and despite a reduction in their numbers in recent years, red boxes can still be seen in many places and in current or former...
, which amount to its only facilities.
The main office of Quiller Publishing , the UK's largest Country Sports publisher, is also located here.