Wighton is a village

Village

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 and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in the English

England

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 county

County

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 of Norfolk

Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...

. The village is situated some 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea

Wells-next-the-Sea

Wells-next-the-Sea, known locally simply as Wells, is a town, civil parish and seaport situated on the North Norfolk coast in England.The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 2,451 in 1,205 households...

, 12 km (7.5 mi) north of the town of Fakenham

Fakenham

Fakenham is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, some north east of King's Lynn, south west of Cromer, and north west of Norwich....

, and 45 km (28 mi) north-west of the city of Norwich

Norwich

Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...

. The medieval pilgrimage centre of Walsingham

Walsingham

Walsingham is a village in the English county of Norfolk. The village is famed for its religious shrines in honour of the Virgin Mary and as a major pilgrimage centre...

 lies 3 km (1.9 mi) to the south.

The civil parish has an area of 11.93 km² (4.6 sq mi) and in the 2001 census

United Kingdom Census 2001

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 had a population of 203 in 92 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district

Non-metropolitan district

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 of North Norfolk

North Norfolk

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.

Wighton is on the River Stiffkey

River Stiffkey

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 and used to have a watermill, but this was demolished in May 1866. The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway

Wells and Walsingham Light Railway

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 runs close to the village on the west.

Notable residents

• Sienna Guillory
  Sienna Guillory
  Sienna Tiggy Guillory is an English actress, and former model. She is known for playing the title role in the TV miniseries, Helen of Troy, her portrayal of Jill Valentine in the science fiction action horror film Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and as elf princess Arya Dröttningu in fantasy-adventure...
  
  , actress , whose mother still runs a country clothing business from a Wighton farmhouse.

External links

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• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Wighton.
• NorfolkCoast.co.uk on Wighton.