Wigsthorpe

Not to be confused with Wigthorpe.

Wigsthorpe
Wigsthorpe is located in Northamptonshire
Wigsthorpe
Wigsthorpe
Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid referenceTL045825
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Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
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Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPETERBOROUGH
Postcode districtPE8
Dialling code01832
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52°25′48″N 0°27′50″W / 52.430°N 0.464°W / 52.430; -0.464

Wigsthorpe is a hamlet in the east of the English county of Northamptonshire, south of the town of Oundle and the village of Barnwell.[1]

It is in North Northamptonshire and is part of the civil parish of Thorpe Achurch.[2]

Attested in 1232 as Wykingethorp, the name is believed to mean "Outlying farmstead or hamlet of a man called Vikingr".[3]

References

  1. ^ "Detailed map of Wigsthorpe - Wigsthorpe map - ViaMichelin". www.viamichelin.ie. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ^ "History of Wigsthorpe in East Northamptonshire | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ^ Mills, A.D. (1991). Oxford Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198527586.

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