The settlement of Wickersley is thought to have begun in Roman times. A clearing was made in the woods on a prominent hill, about 6 miles to the southeast of the fort at Templeborough.
In 870, the Danes invaded this part of Yorkshire.
They may have given this clearing its name of ‘ Vikar’s Ley’.
‘Vikar’ is an old Norse word for a steward and ‘Ley ‘ is a Saxon word meaning clearing.
So, Wickersley is named after a person or a steward and is a clearing in a wood.
As we continued our walk, we looked at the erosion of the sandstone walls.
We thought about how the toll booth would have been used to collect money as people travelled along the road into Wickersley.
We also looked at the war memorial.
