Wigton
Market town in Cumbria, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the locality in Australia, see Wigton, Queensland.
Wigton is a market town in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It lies just outside the Lake District. Wigton is at the centre of the Solway Plain, between the Caldbeck Fells and the Solway coast. It is served by Wigton railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, and the A596 road to Workington. The town of Silloth-on-Solway lies 12 miles (19 km) to the west, beyond Abbeytown.
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Wigton | |
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St. Mary's Church | |
Population | 5,831 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | NY255481 |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WIGTON |
Postcode district | CA7 |
Dialling code | 016973 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
54.823°N 3.159°W / 54.823; -3.159 |
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