[2] Wickham is a misspelling of Whickham, a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne in the north of England.

It was proclaimed a Municipality in the NSW Government Gazette, 27 February 1871,[3] largely by the efforts of James Hannell, who became Wickham's first mayor.

Two rugby union clubs are also based in Wickham; Hamilton Hawks and Newcastle Griffins.

Hamilton Hawks is one of the largest clubs in the Newcastle Premier Rugby competition fielding men's, women's and junior teams.

Newcastle Griffins emerged from the former Tech College and Port Hunter clubs and fields a team in the NHRU Divisional competition.