Wighton
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Wighton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some south of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea, north of the town of Fakenham, and north-west of the city of Norwich. The medieval pilgrimage centre of Walsingham lies to the south.
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Place details
- Locality
- North Norfolk
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 222
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TF940399
- UK place.official_name
- Wighton
- UK place.population
- 222
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 11.93
- UK place.static_image_name
- SignpostAtCopysGreenWighton(RonStrutt)Jun1999.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Road intersection in Copy's Green, a hamlet in the parish, with signs for National Cycle Route 1
- UK place.shire_district
- North Norfolk
- UK place.shire_county
- Norfolk
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.civil_parish
- Wighton
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Norfolk
- UK place.postcode_district
- NR23
- UK place.postcode_area
- NR
- UK place.post_town
- WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01328
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 222
- Area
- 11.93
- Image
- SignpostAtCopysGreenWighton(RonStrutt)Jun1999.jpg
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- Commons category
- Wighton
- postal code
- NR23
- OS grid reference
- TF940399
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Wighton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some south of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea, north of the town of Fakenham, and north-west of the city of Norwich. The medieval pilgrimage centre of Walsingham lies to the south.
The villages name means 'Farm/settlement with a dwelling'.
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