Wigsthorpe

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Wigsthorpe
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Wigsthorpe
Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid reference TL045825
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Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town PETERBOROUGH
Postcode district PE8
Dialling code 01832
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52°25′48″N0°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". viamichelin.ie. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "History of Wigsthorpe in East Northamptonshire | Map and description". 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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