Great Wigborough
Great Wigborough is a village in the civil parish of Great and Little Wigborough in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. The place-name 'Wigborough' first appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Wicgebergha and Wighebergha.Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Essex, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Great Wigborough, Essex”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abbotts Hall Farm and Church of St Nicholas.
Abbotts Hall Farm
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbotts Hall Farm is a 282 hectare nature reserve in Great Wigborough in Essex. It is the head office of the Essex Wildlife Trust, which manages the site.
Abberton Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abberton Reservoir is a pumped storage freshwater reservoir in eastern England near the Essex coast, with an area of 700 hectares. Most of its water is pumped from the River Stour. Abberton Reservoir is situated 2 miles northeast of Great Wigborough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Wigborough and Salcott.
Little Wigborough
Hamlet
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Wigborough is a village in the civil parish of Great and Little Wigborough, in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. Little Wigborough is located between Peldon and Great Wigborough.
Salcott
Village
Photo: Derek Voller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Salcott is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. Salcott closely adjoins the neighbouring village of Virley of the opposite side of Virley Brook; they are sometimes described as a single village of Salcott-cum-Virley.
West Mersea
Town
Photo: David Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Mersea is a town and civil parish on Mersea Island in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is one of two parishes on the island, the other being East Mersea. West Mersea is situated 3 miles southeast of Great Wigborough.
Great Wigborough
- Category: locality
- Location: Great and Little Wigborough, City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.79959° or 51° 47′ 59″ northLongitude
0.85163° or 0° 51′ 6″ eastElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
9F32QVX2+RMOpenStreetMap ID
node 3997223185OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Great Wigborough” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Great Wigborough”
- French: “Great Wigborough”
- Irish: “Great Wigborough”
- Latin: “Wigberga Magna”
- Polish: “Great Wigborough”
- Swedish: “Great Wigborough”
- Welsh: “Great Wigborough”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Quince’s Corner and Abbot’s Hall Saltings.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Stephen, Great Wigborough and Copthall Grove.
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