Wiggenhall St Germans

This article is about the northern civil parish in Wiggenhall. For the southern civil parish in Wiggenhall, see Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen.
Wiggenhall St Germans
North Wiggenhall

St Mary the Virgin's Church, Wiggenhall
Wiggenhall St Germans
 Wiggenhall St Germans shown within Norfolk
Area  18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi)
Population 1,373 (2011)
   – density  72/km2 (190/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF596141
   – London 136 km (85 mi)  WbS
Civil parishWiggenhall St Germans
DistrictWest Norfolk
Shire countyNorfolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town King's Lynn
Postcode district PE34
Dialling code 01553
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentSouth West Norfolk
WebsiteWiggenhall St Germans Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°42′00″N 0°21′36″E / 52.700°N 0.360°E / 52.700; 0.360

Wiggenhall St Germans is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk in the East of England. It is 85 miles (137 km) north of London and 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of King's Lynn. The parish covers an area of 18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi) and had a population of 1,373 in 554 households in the 2011 census.[1]

The parish is situated on the River Great Ouse which divides the village into two parts. Most of the parish lies below the high-water mark and some areas are level with the bed of the river, which is confined by high banks.[2]

The parish includes the hamlets of Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin and Wiggenhall St Peter. It was the site of Fitton, the ancient seat of the Howard family, later the dukes of Norfolk.[2]

Governance

Wiggenhall St Germans is part of the electoral ward called Wiggenhall. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 2,102.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics (2011). "Neighbourhood Statistics — Wiggenhall St Germans". Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 Samuel Lewis, ed. (1848). "Wiggenhall-Wigton". A Topographical Dictionary of England. British History Online. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Wiggenhall Ward population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.

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