Wighton

Wighton
Road intersection in Wighton (photo by Ron Strutt, 1999)
Wighton
Wighton shown within Norfolk
Area	11.93 km² (4.61 sq mi)
Population	222 (2011)
• Density	19/km² (49/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF940399
Civil parish	Wighton
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA
Postcode district	NR23

Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°55′17″N 0°53′04″E / 52.92146°N 0.88433°E / 52.92146; 0.88433Coordinates: 52°55′17″N 0°53′04″E / 52.92146°N 0.88433°E / 52.92146; 0.88433

Wighton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea, 12 km (7.5 mi) north of the town of Fakenham, and 45 km (28 mi) north-west of the city of Norwich. The medieval pilgrimage centre of Walsingham lies 3 km (1.9 mi) to the south.

The civil parish has an area of 11.93 km² (4.61 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 203 in 92 households, the population increasing to 222 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.

Wighton is on the River Stiffkey and used to have a watermill, but this was demolished in May 1866. The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway runs close to the village on the west.

The village was used as the location shooting for "Little Bazeley by the Sea" in the 1965 "The Avengers" episode entitled The Town of No Return with intrepid agents Patrick Macnee (John Steed) and Diana Rigg (Emma Peel.) The local pub featured in the episode was called "The Inebriated Gremlin".

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