Wicken parish consists principally of fenland covering 1,604 hectares (3,964 acres) in eastern Cambridgeshire.

Since at least the 10th century the parish has also contained the hamlet of Upware in its isolated south-west corner on the Cam.

[2] Wicken's relative isolation and poverty has meant that several of the late medieval and early modern timber-framed houses survive.

[5] The name comes from an Old-English dative plural wícum meaning "the dwellings" or "the trading settlement".

[9] Near the village green there is a memorial to the men of the area who died in the two World Wars.

The recreation ground is located on Chapel Lane and can be reached by navigating to the postcode CB75XZ.

It hosts the popular annual Wicken Beer Festival[11] which is traditionally held on the second Saturday in May of every year.