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Wighton Destination Guide

Touring Wighton in United Kingdom

Wighton in the region of England is located in United Kingdom - some 107 mi or ( 172 km ) North-East of London , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Wighton

Time in Wighton is now 06:37 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Whissonsett, West Raynham, Tattersett, Tatterford, and Stiffkey. Being here already, consider visiting Whissonsett . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Wighton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Wells-next-the-Sea in the 1970s

9:31 min by JohnTheRails
Views: 9523 Rating: 5.00

Archive 8mm film of the North Norfolk coastal resort. ..

Wells-next-the-Sea Carnival 1994

9:42 min by JohnTheRails
Views: 2761 Rating: 5.00

Carnival day at Wells. The floats gather at the Buttlands then leave for the round-the-town procession, returning via Staithe Street. ..


THE WELLS AND WALSINGHAM LIGHT RAILWAY

2:03 min by Framptonjoe
Views: 1282 Rating: 5.00

A clip of this delightful narrow gauge line in deepest Norfolk. Filmed at the Wells Next the Sea end of the line. Built on the original standard gauge branch trackbed. Great tea shop in the old signal ..

Winter Walk from Stiffkey Bed and Breakfast

1:48 min by followingthetraces
Views: 1133 Rating: 3.00

North Norfolk Coastal Path walk from Stiffkey Bed and Breakfast Winter 2009 2010 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Wighton Halt railway station

Wighton Halt was a railway station on the Wells and Fakenham Railway, later part of the Great Eastern Railway and served the small village of Wighton, Norfolk. It was opened by the LNER. It closed on 5 October 1964.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 52.92 0.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Beeching closures in England, Disused railway stations in Norfolk, Former London and North Eastern Railway stations, Heritage railway stations in Norfolk, Railway stations closed in 1964

Wells and Walsingham Light Railway

Wells & Walsingham Light Railway A train from Wells arriving at Walsingham stationLocale Wells-next-the-SeaTerminus Wells-next-the-SeaCommercial operationsName Wells and Walsingham Light RailwayOriginal gauge StandardPreserved operationsOperated by Wells & Walsingham Light RailwayStations 5Length 4 mi Preserved gauge 10.25Commercial historyOpened 1845Closed 1964Preservation history1987 Arrival of Garratt locomotive Norfolk Hero The Wells and Walsingham Light Railway is a 10.25 gauge heritage railway in Norfolk, England running between the coastal town of Wells and Walsingham which is further inland.

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Located at 52.93 0.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 10¼ inch gauge railways, British miniature railways, Heritage railways in England, North Norfolk, Visitor attractions in Norfolk, Wells-next-the-Sea

Wells Harbour

Wells Harbour is located in the town of Wells-next-the-Sea in the county of Norfolk, England. The harbour is 21 miles west of Cromer, 34.8 miles north of Norwich and 123 miles north of London. The harbour lies north of the A149 between King’s Lynn and Great Yarmouth. The nearest railway station is now at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

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Located at 52.95 0.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Coastal features of Norfolk, Port cities and towns of the North Sea, Ports and harbours of Norfolk, Transport in Norfolk, Wells-next-the-Sea

Binham Priory

St Mary's Priory, Binham, or Binham Priory, is a ruined Benedictine priory located in the village of Binham in the English county of Norfolk. Today the nave of the much larger priory church has become the Church of St. Mary and the Holy Cross and is still used as a place of worship. The remains of the priory are in the care of English Heritage. The priory was founded in the late 11th century, as a dependent house of St Albans Abbey, by Peter de Valognes and his wife Albreda.

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Located at 52.92 0.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 11th-century establishments in England, 1539 disestablishments in England, Benedictine monasteries in England, Christian monasteries established in the 11th century, English Heritage sites in Norfolk, Grade I listed buildings in Norfolk, Monasteries in Norfolk

Walsingham Rural District

Walsingham Rural District was a rural district in the county of Norfolk, England. It was created in 1894. On 1 April 1934 it was enlarged by the addition of the parishes of Hindolveston, Thurning, Wood Norton (from the disbanded Aylesham Rural District) and Briston. On 1 April 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and has since formed part of the District of North Norfolk. At the time of its dissolution it consisted of the following 38 civil parishes.

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Located at 52.90 0.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, Historical districts of Norfolk