Wimbotsham
Sign in to saveWimbotsham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated close to the River Great Ouse, north of the town of Downham Market, south of the town of King's Lynn, and west of the city of Norwich. It covers an area of and had a population of 558 in 262 households at the 2001 census, the population including Bexwell and increasing to 664 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
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Place details
- Locality
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TF622049
- UK place.official_name
- Wimbotsham
- UK place.population
- 664
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 6.04
- UK place.shire_district
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- UK place.shire_county
- Norfolk
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.civil_parish
- Wimbotsham
- UK place.postcode_district
- PE34
- UK place.postcode_area
- PE
- UK place.post_town
- KING'S LYNN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Population
- +664
- Area
- +6.04
- Image
- St Mary, Wimbotsham, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 315496.jpg
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- P8168
- late antiquity
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Governance
- Church of St Mary
- Methodist Church
- Wimbotsham and Stow Community School
- Fenman Classic Bike Show
- Notes
- External links
Wimbotsham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated close to the River Great Ouse, north of the town of Downham Market, south of the town of King's Lynn, and west of the city of Norwich. It covers an area of and had a population of 558 in 262 households at the 2001 census, the population including Bexwell and increasing to 664 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
The villages name means 'Winebaud's homestead/village' or 'Winebaud's hemmed-in land'.