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| country = England
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| official_name = Wormegay
| official_name = Wormegay
| population = 359
| population = 359
| population_ref = (2011)
| area_total_km2 = 12.18
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| static_image_caption = Church of St Michael and All Angels and Holy Cross
| shire_district = [[King's Lynn and West Norfolk]]
| shire_district = [[King's Lynn and West Norfolk]]
| shire_county = [[Norfolk]]
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'''Wormegay''' is a [[civil parish]] in the [[English county]] of [[Norfolk]]. The village is situated some {{convert|9|km}} south of [[King's Lynn]] and {{convert|60|km|abbr=on}} west of [[Norwich]].<ref name="osexp1">Ordnance Survey (1999). ''OS Explorer Map 236 - King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham''. ISBN 0-319-21867-8.</ref>
'''Wormegay''' is a [[civil parish]] in the [[English county]] of [[Norfolk]]. The village is situated some {{convert|9|km|abbr=off}} south of [[King's Lynn]] and {{cvt|60|km}} west of [[Norwich]].<ref name="osexp1">Ordnance Survey (1999). ''OS Explorer Map 236 - King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham''. {{ISBN|0-319-21867-8}}.</ref>


It covers an area of {{convert|12.18|km2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 339 in 141 households at the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]],<ref>[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes]. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.</ref> the population increasing to 359 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130963&c=Wormegay&d=16&e=62&g=6449037&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1440954554452&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=30 August 2015}}</ref>
It covers an area of {{cvt|12.18|km2|1}} and had a population of 339 in 141 households at the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 census]],<ref>[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls |date=2017-02-11 }}. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.</ref> the population increasing to 359 at the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130963&c=Wormegay&d=16&e=62&g=6449037&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1440954554452&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref>

For the purposes of local government, it falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[King's Lynn and West Norfolk]]. [[Norfolk County Council]] is in charge of roads, some schools, and social services, and the county councillor is [[Richard Toby Coke]]. For Westminster elections the parish forms part of the [[North West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|North West Norfolk]] constituency, represented by [[Henry Bellingham (Norfolk MP)|Henry Bellingham]].
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[King's Lynn and West Norfolk]]. [[Norfolk County Council]] is responsible for roads, some schools, and social services. For Westminster elections the parish forms part of the [[North West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|North West Norfolk]] constituency.


The place-name 'Wormegay' is first attested in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, and means 'the island of Wyrm's people'.<ref>Eilert Ekwall, ''Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', p. 535.</ref>
The place-name 'Wormegay' is first attested in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, and means 'the island of Wyrm's people'.<ref>Eilert Ekwall, ''Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', p. 535.</ref>


Just to the west of the village centre lies [[Wormegay Castle]], a [[motte and bailey]] [[Earthworks (engineering)|earthwork]].
The parish church is a Grade II* listed building. Just to the west of the village centre lies [[Wormegay Castle]], a [[motte-and-bailey]] earthwork.


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==External links==
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*[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/w/wormegay/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Wormegay.
*[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/w/wormegay/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Wormegay


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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
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Latest revision as of 13:09, 3 June 2021

Wormegay
Church of St Michael and All Angels and Holy Cross
Wormegay is located in Norfolk
Wormegay
Wormegay
Location within Norfolk
Area12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Population359 (2011)
• Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF661117
Civil parish
  • Wormegay
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode districtPE33
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52°40′39″N 0°27′20″E / 52.67754°N 0.45545°E / 52.67754; 0.45545

Wormegay is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) south of King's Lynn and 60 km (37 mi) west of Norwich.[1]

It covers an area of 12.18 km2 (4.7 sq mi) and had a population of 339 in 141 households at the 2001 census,[2] the population increasing to 359 at the 2011 census.[3]

For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Norfolk County Council is responsible for roads, some schools, and social services. For Westminster elections the parish forms part of the North West Norfolk constituency.

The place-name 'Wormegay' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, and means 'the island of Wyrm's people'.[4]

The parish church is a Grade II* listed building. Just to the west of the village centre lies Wormegay Castle, a motte-and-bailey earthwork.

Notes[edit]

  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 Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  4. ^ Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p. 535.

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