Wormegay

Wormegay

Wormegay is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 9 km south of King's Lynn and 60 km west of Norwich.ref|osexp1

The civil parish has an area of 12.18 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 339 in 141 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.ref|osnncc

Just to the west of the village centre lies Wormegay Castle, a motte and bailey earthwork.

References

* Ordnance Survey (1999). "OS Explorer Map 236 - King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham". ISBN 0-319-21867-8.
* Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). " [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] ". Retrieved December 2, 2005.

External links

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


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