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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtCA7
Telephone code016973
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 13 min8:34 am – 3:46 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°C1,019 mm of rain a year, 25 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 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMartin Tarnlake · 1.9 miMoorthwaite Loughlake · 2.4 miBlaithwaite Househistoric site · 3.5 miSprings Woodwoodland · 1.4 miKnox Hillshill · 2.9 miBrough Hillhill · 3.0 miSpeetgill Woodwoodland · 2.1 miJacob's Gillvalley · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWatchtree Nature Reservepark · 4.5 mi · 83 haThe Greenpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197917 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 4.9 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.5 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
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 16 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWigton Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWigton Group Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistThe Dental Surgeryright herePolice stationCumbria Police - Carlisle Shadygrove Road Police StationStainton le Vale8.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Wigtonright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryThomlinson Junior Schoolages 7-11, 227 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Cuthbert's Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 136 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Nelson Thomlinson Schoolages 11-18, 1,095 pupilsunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Cumbria10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL60 miRailway stationWigtonunder a mileBus stationStagecoach depotWillow Holme9.8 miFerrypierNichol End16 miBus stops41 within a mileCar parkWater St Car ParkWigton2 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationCarlisle6.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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