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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Place details

Locality: Fenland
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
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: Q217045

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History
Sport in the village
Sister towns
References
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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'.

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