Towns & cities · East of England
Great Wigborough
Great Wigborough — village in Essex, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wivenhoe · 9.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Great Wigborough is located in Essex, with the postcode CO5 7RJ. The nearest railway station is Wivenhoe, which is approximately 9.6 km away. Entry to the town is free.
About
Great Wigborough is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Essex, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.8000°, 0.8500°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Blackwater Estuary SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Blackwater Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 4)
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. The name means 'Wicga's hill or barrow'. St Stephen's Church dates from the 14th century and is a Grade II* listed building. Heavily damaged in the 1884 Colchester earthquake, it was subsequently extensively restored. Great Wigborough was an ancient parish in the Winstree or Winstred hundred of Essex. In 1953 the parish was merged with its neighbour Little Wigborough to form a new civil parish called Great and Little Wigborough. At the 1951 census (the last before the abolition of the civil parish), Great Wigborough had a population of 181. Great and Little Wigborough now shares a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parishes of Peldon, Salcott and Virley, called the Winstred Hundred Parish Council.
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- Coordinates
- 51.8000, 0.8500
- County
- Essex
- District
- Colchester
- Parish
- Great and Little Wigborough
- Postcode
- CO5 7RJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witham
- Nearest railway station
- Wivenhoe — 9.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1861544 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Great Wigborough (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Stephen Wigbrough - geograph.org.uk - 394904.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Great Wigborough Village Sign
Public art & sculpture · 0.3 km
Abbotts Hall Farm
Wildlife reserves · 0.6 km
Abbots Hall Farm
Historic houses · 0.6 km
Great Wigborough
Villages · 0.9 km
Little Wigborough
Towns & cities · 1.1 km
Virley
Towns & cities · 2.2 km
Salcott
Villages · 2.3 km
Abberton Reservoir
Wildlife reserves · 2.3 km
Virley
Villages · 2.6 km
Peldon
Villages · 2.8 km
Aberton Reservoir
Reservoirs & lochs · 3.3 km
Ray Island
Wildlife reserves · 4.0 km
Great Wigborough is a village in Essex, located in the East of England. Our guide lists nearby attractions within reach.
At a glance
- Administrative county
- Essex
- Constituency
- Witham
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Things to see in Great Wigborough
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Wigborough?
- Great Wigborough is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO5 7RJ), in the parish of Great and Little Wigborough.
- What is Great Wigborough?
- Great Wigborough — village in Essex, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Great Wigborough?
- The nearest railway station is Wivenhoe, about 9.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode CO5 7RJ.
- Is Great Wigborough a protected site?
- Yes — Great Wigborough is part of the Blackwater Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Blackwater Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 4) Ramsar wetland.
- Is Great Wigborough free to visit?
- Yes, Great Wigborough is free to enter.
- How do I get to Great Wigborough?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CO5 7RJ. It sits within the Witham parliamentary constituency.