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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:34 am – 9:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:34 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,979 residentsin the Wigton & Silloth census areaMedian age 50.75,022 households71% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright16% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,966 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C903 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlaithwaite Househistoric site · 2.8 miMartin Tarnlake · 2.6 miWatch Hillhill · 1.9 miLeadgate Hillhill · 2.0 miMoorthwaite Loughlake · 4.3 miBrayton Hallhistoric site · 5.3 miWedholme Flowwetland · 2.4 miLawrenceholme Woodwoodland · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197918 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202648 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,503 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 44 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWigton Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryWigton Group Medical Practice2.1 miPharmacyWell2.0 miDentistThe Dental Surgery1.9 miPolice stationCumbria Police - Carlisle Shadygrove Road Police StationStainton le Vale11 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Wigton1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedUniversityUniversity of Cumbria11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL62 miRailway stationWigton1.8 miBus stationStance 3Annan11 miFerrypierNichol End16 miBus stops4 within a mileCar parkCo-op Wigton Car Park2.0 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationWigton7.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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