| Official Name: | Wiggenhall St Germans |
| Local Name: | North Wiggenhall |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | East of England |
| Static Image: | St Germans church, Wiggenhall St Germans - geograph.org.uk - 1555255.jpg |
| Static Image Width: | 240px |
| Static Image Caption: | St German's church, Wiggenhall |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.98 |
| Population: | 1,373 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Os Grid Reference: | TF596141 |
| Coordinates: | 52.7°N 0.36°W |
| Post Town: | King's Lynn |
| Postcode Area: | PE |
| Postcode District: | PE34 |
| Dial Code: | 01553 |
| Civil Parish: | Wiggenhall St Germans |
| London Distance Km: | 136 |
| London Direction: | WbS |
Wiggenhall St Germans is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk in the East of England. It is 85miles north of London and 5miles south-west of King's Lynn. The parish covers an area of 18.98km2 and had a population of 1,373 in 554 households at the 2011 census.[1] The parish is on the River Great Ouse which divides the village into two. 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.[2] The parish includes the hamlets of Wiggenhall St Mary the Virgin and Wiggenhall St Peter, and the settlements of Eau Brink[3] [4] and Saddlebow[5] (Saddle Bow on some maps).[6]
The village's name means 'Wicga's nook of land'.[7]
An estate just south of the village 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 called Fitton Oake.
During the Second World War, two Hawker Hurricanes collided over the parish. The crash site was investigated by a local aviation society and a book published.[8]
Wiggenhall St Germans is part of the electoral ward called Wiggenhall. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 2,102.[9]
The village has a primary school, St Germans Academy.[10]
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.