Wiggenhall St Germans is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk in the East of England. It is 85 miles (137km) north of London and 5 miles (8.0km) south-west of King's Lynn. The parish covers an area of 18.98km2 (7.33sqmi) and had a population of 1,373 in 554 households in the 2011 census.[1]
The parish is situated on the River Great Ouse which divides the village into two parts. Most of the parish lies below the high-water mark and some areas are level with the bed of the river, which is confined by high banks.[2]
The parish includes the hamlets of Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin and Wiggenhall St Peter and the settlements of Eau Brink[3][4] and Saddlebow.[5] It was the site of Fitton, the ancient seat of the Howard family, later the dukes of Norfolk;[2] their former hall of 1570-77 is now the Grade II* listed building Fitton Oake.[6] The parish has a Good Ofsted-rated Primary School, (March 2016).
The villages name means 'Wicga's nook of land'.[7]
St German's Church is a Grade I listed building.[8] St Mary the Virgin's Church, also GradeI,[9] is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[10] The ruined St Peter's Church is a Grade II* listed building.[11]
History
During WWII two Hawker Hurricanes collided over the parish. The crash site was investigated by a local local aviation society and a book published.[12]
Governance
Wiggenhall St Germans is part of the electoral ward called Wiggenhall. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 2,102.[13]
cite book|title= The Saddlebow Hurricanes: The account of a wartime mid-air collision and the recent excavation of one of the aircraft|year= 1990|author= Andrew B.N. Ketley|publisher= Fenland Aircraft Preservation Society}}
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