Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: North Norfolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Wighton, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wighton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wighton, Norfolk, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Wighton |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | North Norfolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.920045 |
| Longitude | 0.885394 |
| Place Type | Village |
Wighton occupies a quiet corner of the North Norfolk landscape where the flint-knapped walls catch the pale, horizontal light of the North Sea. It lies 2.7 miles south-south-east of Wells-next-the-Sea (from Wells-next-the-Sea: bearing 149°T, OS grid TF 940 397), and is situated south-south-west of Warham village. The Wighton Village Sign stands as a sentinel of local identity, casting a sharp, dark shadow across the grass when the sun dips low toward the horizon. Fields of heavy, iron-rich earth stretch outward, bearing the silent weight of centuries where the River Stiffkey carves a slow, deliberate path through the valley floor. To the north, the earthworks of the Warham Camp Small Multivallate Fort rise like a forgotten crown from the soil, their ancient ramparts holding the memory of iron-age winters. Wighton remains defined by this proximity to the coast, where the air tastes of salt and the wind possesses a scouring, restless energy. The surrounding topography reveals itself in layers of chalk and clay, creating a terrain that feels both stubbornly enduring and perpetually worn by the tides. Wighton maintains a composure born of isolation, existing as a place where the architecture of the past persists in the unremarkable daily routines of the present.
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Explore Wighton, Norfolk, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.920045, 0.885394. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |