Wigsthorpe

OSgridreferenceTL045825

Civil parish

• Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe

Post townPETERBOROUGH

UKParliament

• Corby

Wigsthorpe
Wigsthorpe Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid reference	TL045825
Civil parish	Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe
Unitary authority	North Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PETERBOROUGH
Postcode district	PE8
Dialling code	01832
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Corby
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°25′48″N 0°27′50″W / 52.430°N 0.464°W / 52.430; -0.464

Wigsthorpe is a hamlet in the civil parish of Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe in the North Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England. It lies to the south of the town of Oundle and the village of Barnwell.^[1]

Attested in 1232 as Wykingethorp, the name is believed to mean "Outlying farmstead or hamlet of a man called Vikingr".^[2]