Wimbotsham

Wimbotsham
St Mary, Wimbotsham
Wimbotsham  Wimbotsham shown within Norfolk
Area	6.04 km^2 (2.33 sq mi)
Population	664
– density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF622049
Civil parish	Wimbotsham
District	King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KING'S LYNN
Postcode district	PE34
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°37′04″N 0°23′40″E / 52.61765°N 0.39448°E

Wimbotsham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated close to the River Great Ouse, 2 km (1.2 mi) north of the town of Downham Market, 18 km (11 mi) south of the town of King's Lynn, and 60 km (37 mi) west of the city of Norwich.^[1] It covers an area of 6.04 km² (2.33 sq mi) and had a population of 558 in 262 households at the 2001 census,^[2] the population increasing to 664 at the 2011 Census.^[3] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Governance

Wimbotsham is part of the electoral ward called Wimbotsham with Fincham. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 2,504.^[4]

Notes

1. Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 236 - King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. ISBN 0-319-21867-8.
2. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
3. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
4. "Wimbotsham with Fincham ward population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.

External links

• Map sources for Wimbotsham.
• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Wimbotsham.