Great Wigborough

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Great Wigborough
Essex
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St Stephen's church
Location
Grid reference: TL968151
Location: 51°48’-0"N, 0°51’11"E
Data
Post town: Colchester
Postcode: CO5
Local Government
Council: Colchester
Parliamentary
constituency:
Witham

Great Wigborough is a village and ancient parish in the Winstree Hundred of Essex. Along with Little Wigborough it forms the civil parish of Great and Little Wigborough. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census is 246.[1]

The hamlet of Stafford's Corner lies to the north-west of the village on the B1026 road.

St Stephen's church dates from the 14th century and is a Grade-II* listed building. Heavily damaged in the earthquake of 1884, it was extensively restored.[2]

References

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