Editing Wickham, Hampshire (section)

===Post-Norman Conquest===
After the Norman Conquest, King William granted the Manor of Wickham to Hugo de Port and the Village appeared in the Doomsday Book of 1086, as part of the Titchfield Hundred. The present church of St Nicholas dates from 1126 and was run by the Canons of Titchfield. In 1269, King Henry III granted a charter to Roger de Scures, the Lord of The Manor at the time, for markets to be held on a Thursday. It is from this time that the layout of the village as we now know it began to emerge.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.wickhamsquare.co.uk/about-wickham/history-2/ |title = History}}</ref> Wickham also had a fair which attracted buyers and sellers from a wide area. Wickham fair (often referred to Wickham Horse Fair) is still held each year on 20 May.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/photographs/news_galleries/2015_photos/may/wickham_horse_fair/|title=Wickham Horse Fair}}</ref>
The Church of St Nicholas in Wickham was built in the early 12th century (although there has probably been a church on the site since the 7th century when the people of Hampshire were first converted to Christianity), however the church was largely rebuilt in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://portsmouth.anglican.org/who_we_are/deaneries/bishops_waltham/churches/st_nicholas_wickham/|title=St Nicholas, Wickham – Portsmouth Diocesan Website}}</ref>