Wimblington

Also known as Wimblington, Cambridgeshire

Wimblington is a village in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 1700 as of the 2001 census, including Stonea and increasing to 2,211 at the 2011 Census.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Wimblington is referenced by 23 other articles, and connects out to England, World War II and World War I.

It is catalogued under topics including Civil parishes in Cambridgeshire, Fenland District and Villages in Cambridgeshire.

Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: Fenland
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Elevation: 7 m
Population: 4,239
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Wimblington
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.os_grid_reference: TL414912
UK place.post_town: March
UK place.postcode_area: PE
UK place.postcode_district: PE15
UK place.shire_county: Cambridgeshire
UK place.shire_district: Fenland
UK place.civil_parish: Wimblington
UK place.population: 2,211
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census)
UK place.hide_services: Yes
UK place.static_image: St Peter's parish church, Wimblington - geograph.org.uk - 593669.jpg
UK place.static_image_width: 250px
UK place.static_image_caption: St Peter's parish church

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Fenland
Population: 1435
Image: St Peter's Church, Wimblington geograph-3470728-by-Kim-Fyson.jpg

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Commons category: Wimblington
postal code: PE15
OS grid reference: TL414912
twinned administrative body: Morazzone
P8168: NGC 2244

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Wimblington is a village in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 1700 as of the 2001 census, including Stonea and increasing to 2,211 at the 2011 Census.

==History== The place-name 'Wimblington' is first attested in a document of circa 975, where it appears as Wimblingetune. The name means 'the town or settlement of Winebald's people'.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wimblington” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.