Wighton
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Wighton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some 6 km south of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea, 12 km north of the town of Fakenham, and 45 km north-west of the city of Norwich. The mediaeval pilgrimage centre of Walsingham lies 3 km to the south.[1]
The civil parish has an area of 11.93 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 203 in 92 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[2]
Wighton is on the River Stiffkey and used to have a watermill, but this was demolished in May 1866.[3] The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway runs close to the village on the west.
[edit] References
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21887-2.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
- ^ Jonathan Neville (2006). Wighton Mill. Norfolk Mills. Retrieved on 2006-04-15.
[edit] External links
- Map sources for Wighton.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Wighton.
- NorfolkCoast.co.uk on Wighton.
