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Where is Wighton?

Wighton is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, three miles south-east of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea, 26 miles north-west of the major city of Norwich, and 106 miles north of London. Wighton falls within the district council of North Norfolk, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the NR23 postcode district. The post town for Wighton is Wells-next-the-Sea.

Wighton on a map

Map showing extent of Wighton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Wighton
Map showing location of Wighton within the UK
Location of Wighton within the UK

Which county is Wighton in?

Wighton is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.

Ceremonial CountyNorfolk
Historic CountyNorfolk
Administrative CountyNorfolk

Where is Wighton in Norfolk?

Wighton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Norfolk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Norfolk.

Map showing location of Wighton within Norfolk
Location of Wighton within Norfolk

What is the postcode for Wighton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wighton is NR23 1PF.

Where is Wighton in NR23?

Wighton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NR23 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NR23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wighton within NR23
Location of Wighton within NR23

What is the post town for Wighton?

The post town for Wighton is Wells-next-the-Sea. Wighton is in the NR23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wells-next-the-Sea.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wighton?

The centre of Wighton is located at position 52.92004° latitude and 0.88539° longitude.

Latitude52.92004°
Longitude0.88539°

What is the easting and northing of Wighton?

The centre of Wighton is located at the grid reference easting 594078 and northing 339745 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting594078
Northing339745

What are the nearest towns to Wighton?

Position of Wighton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wighton to the centre of the town.

south-east
3m
Wighton is 3 miles south-east of Wells-next-the-Sea
north
6m
Wighton is 6 miles north of Fakenham
west
9m
Wighton is 9 miles west of Holt
west
14m
Wighton is 14 miles west of Sheringham
north-west
14m
Wighton is 14 miles north-west of Reepham
east
17m
Wighton is 17 miles east of Hunstanton
north
17m
Wighton is 17 miles north of Dereham
west
17m
Wighton is 17 miles west of Cromer
north-west
18m
Wighton is 18 miles north-west of Aylsham
north
21m
Wighton is 21 miles north of Swaffham

What are the nearest cities to Wighton?

Position of Wighton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wighton to the centre of the city.

north-west
26m
Wighton is 26 miles north-west of Norwich
north-east
45m
Wighton is 45 miles north-east of Ely
north-east
53m
Wighton is 53 miles north-east of Peterborough
north-east
59m
Wighton is 59 miles north-east of Cambridge
east
63m
Wighton is 63 miles east of Lincoln
north
71m
Wighton is 71 miles north of Colchester
south-east
76m
Wighton is 76 miles south-east of Kingston upon Hull
north
84m
Wighton is 84 miles north of Chelmsford
east
85m
Wighton is 85 miles east of Nottingham
east
87m
Wighton is 87 miles east of Leicester