Towns & cities · East of England
Little Wigborough
Little Wigborough — village in Essex, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wivenhoe · 8.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Little Wigborough is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Essex, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.8000°, 0.8667°.
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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
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.
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Background
History
The place-name 'Wigborough' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Wicgebergha and Wigheberga. Little Wigborough is first referred to in the Valuation of Norwich of 1254, where it appears as Wigeberwe Parva. The name means 'Wicga's hill or barrow'. In the early hours of 24 September 1916, the German Army Zeppelin L33 was returning from a bombing raid on London, when it hit by an anti-aircraft shell and further damaged by Royal Flying Corps aircraft. It made a forced landing in the village, close to New Hall farm. The crew tried to burn the wreckage but they were only partially successful. They were arrested by the local special constable as they walked away from…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8000, 0.8667
- County
- Essex
- District
- Colchester
- Parish
- Great and Little Wigborough
- Postcode
- CO5 7RE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witham
- Nearest railway station
- Wivenhoe — 8.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q690382 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Little Wigborough (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St. Nicholas church, Little Wigborough, Essex - geograph.org.uk - 165758.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Little Wigborough?
- Little Wigborough is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO5 7RE), in the parish of Great and Little Wigborough.
- Is Little Wigborough a protected site?
- Yes — Little 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 Little Wigborough free to visit?
- Yes, Little Wigborough is free to enter.
- How do I get to Little Wigborough?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CO5 7RE. It sits within the Witham parliamentary constituency.