Wiggenhall St Germans is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk in the East of England. It is 85 miles (137 km) north of London and 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of King's Lynn. The parish covers an area of 18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi) and had a population of 1,373 in 554 households in the 2011 census. The parish is situated on the River Great Ouse which divides the village into two parts. Most of the parish lies below the high-water mark and some areas are level with the bed of the river, which is confined by high banks. The parish includes the hamlets of Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin and Wiggenhall St Peter and the settlements of Eau Brink and Saddlebow. It was the site of Fitton, the ancient seat of the Howard family, later the dukes of Norfolk; their former hall of 1570-77 is now the Grade II* listed building Fitton Oake. The parish has a Good Ofsted-rated Primary School, (March 2016). The villages name means 'Wicga's nook of land'. St German's Church is a Grade I listed building. St Mary the Virgin's Church, also Grade I, is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The ruined St Peter's Church is a Grade II* listed building. From Wikipedia
