Wigginton, Hertfordshire
| Wigginton | ||
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Shire county | ||
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| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Tring | |
| Postcode district | HP23 | |
| Dialling code | 01296/01442 | |
| Police | Hertfordshire | |
| Fire | Hertfordshire | |
| Ambulance | East of England | |
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Wigginton (Wigentone - 1086) is a large village and civil parish running north–south and perched at 730 ft (220 m) on the edge of the Chiltern Hills and aside the border with Buckinghamshire. It is part of Dacorum district in the county of Hertfordshire. The nearest towns are Tring in Hertfordshire (1.5m NW) and across the other side of the A41, Chesham (6m S) and Wendover (6m W), both in Buckinghamshire. Adjacent to the main village is the settlement of Wigginton Bottom where a number of farmworkers cottages were built during the 19th century.
History
There is evidence of prehistoric settlement, possibly dating from the Iron Age, in the form of Grim's Ditch, with a short length of the Chilterns Hills section remaining just south of the village settlement.[2]
In the 11th century, Wigginton was under the control of a half-brother of
The
Religion
St Bartholomews Church, built of flint and stone, was first recorded in 1217 and is thought to have had connections with the
Education
Primary school education is provided by St Bartholomews Church of England Primary School.
Notable people
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ a b Historic Monuments of Hertfordshire, Wigginton, Accessed 29 March 2013
- ^ a b British History Online, Accessed 29 March 2013
- ^ see Naturopathy in the UK on the website of The General Council and Register of Naturopaths, http://www.naturopathy.org.uk/history.asp
- ^ This is Tring, Accessed, 30 Match 2012
External links
- History Online - Victoria History of the County of Hertford: volume 2 (1908), pp. 314-17 - Wigginton
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