Wigton

Wigton is a market town in the Cumberland district of , England. It lies just outside the . Wigton is at the centre of the , between the Caldbeck Fells and the Solway coast.
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  • Type: Town with 6,010 residents
  • Description: town in Cumbria, England
  • Also known as: “Wigton, Cumbria” and “威格頓”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Wigton railway station and The Nelson Thomlinson School.

Railway station
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station serving the market town of Wigton in , England.

School
is an 11–18 comprehensive…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aikhead and Oulton.

Locality
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is a hamlet in , England, within the .

Village
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is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the… is situated 1½ miles north of Wigton.

Village
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is a linear village and civil parish in the Cumberland district of , England. is situated 2 miles west of Wigton.

Wigton

Latitude
54.82468° or 54° 49′ 29″ north
Longitude
-3.16109° or 3° 9′ 40″ west
Population
6,010
Elevation
108 feet (33 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB WGT
Open location code
9C6RRRFQ+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27159944
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2633933
Wiki­data ID
Q2227457
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Wigton” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Wigton”
  • Basque: “Wigton”
  • Bengali: “উইগটন”
  • Catalan: “Wigton”
  • Cebuano: “Wigton”
  • Chinese: “威克頓”
  • Chinese: “威克顿”
  • Chinese: “威格顿”
  • Dutch: “Wigton”
  • French: “Wigton”
  • German: “Wigton”
  • Gujarati: “વિગટન”
  • Hebrew: “ויגטון”
  • Irish: “Wigton”
  • Italian: “Wigton”
  • Japanese: “ウィグトン”
  • Kannada: “ವಿಗ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “위그턴”
  • Korean: “위위그턴”
  • Ladin: “Wigton”
  • Lithuanian: “Vigtonas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wigton”
  • Persian: “ویگتون”
  • Polish: “Wigton”
  • Portuguese: “Wigton”
  • Russian: “Вигтон”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ویقتون”
  • Spanish: “Wigton”
  • Swedish: “Wigton”
  • Tamil: “விகிட்டான்”
  • Telugu: “విగ్టన్”
  • Turkish: “Wigton”
  • Urdu: “وگٹن”
  • Volapük: “Wigton”
  • Welsh: “Wigton”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Highmoor Park and Low Longthwaite.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wigton Youth Station and Wigton Post Office.

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