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Wigmore
	The post-war St Matthew's Church
	Wigmore Location within Kent
District	Medway;
Shire county	Kent;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Gillingham
Postcode district	ME8
Dialling code	01634
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Gillingham and Rainham;
	List of places UK England Kent 51°21′22″N 0°35′42″E / 51.356°N 0.595°E

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Wigmore is a suburb in the southeast of Medway in Kent, England. It is near Hempstead to the west and Rainham to the north east.

History

The placename is attested in 1275 as Wydemere, from an Old English *wīd-mere "broad pool".^[1]

A sparsely-populated hamlet and farming area until the 20th century, Wigmore was briefly the site of a smallpox isolation hospital (Alexandra Hospital) from 1902,^[2] and began to be developed as a suburb from 1906 when the 365-acre Wigmore agricultural estate was partitioned and sold as plots,^[3] initially as smallholdings (hence the local “Smallholders Club”)^[4] and rural shanties for Medway families.

Amenities

St Matthew's Church was founded in 1925 and was replaced in the 1960s by architects Brett, Boyd and Bosanquet.^[5] A prefab Evangelical church^[6] was opened later.

Now fully suburbanised within the East of the Medway Towns, the area has a community primary school,^[7] medical centre.^[8] There is also a local football club called Wigmore Youth F.C, which runs teams for both boys and girls which range from under-7s up to under-18s.^[9]

Transport

Arriva bus 132 runs between Wigmore, Rainham and Chatham.

References in popular culture

Rock bands associated with the locality-championing Medway scene have referenced Wigmore; The Buff Medways in the song "Medway Wheelers" (2005)^[10] and the Len Price 3 with "Wigmore Swingers" (2014).^[11]

References

^ "Wigmore" A Dictionary of British Place-Names. A. D. Mills. Oxford University Press, 2003. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. [1]
^ "Alexandra Hospital".
^ Joyce and Miller, Brian and Sophie (2014). Gillingham & Around From Old Photographs. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445632971.
^ "Smallholders Club".
^ Twentieth Century Society, https://c20society.org.uk/publications/c20-magazine/review-the-buildings-of-england-kent-west-and-the-weald/
^ "3 Army Huts". www.wigmorefreechurch.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015.
^ "New Era Technology UK | Part of the New Era Technology family".
^ "Wigmore Medical Centre - 114 Woodside, Wigmore, Gillingham, ME8 0PW".
^ "Wigmore Youth FC".
^ "Site Search | Cycling UK" (PDF).
^ "Len Price 3: Nobody Knows (CD on JLM Recordings)".

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[1] "Wigmore" A Dictionary of British Place-Names. A. D. Mills. Oxford University Press, 2003. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. [1]

[2] "Alexandra Hospital".

[3] Joyce and Miller, Brian and Sophie (2014). Gillingham & Around From Old Photographs. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445632971.

[4] "Smallholders Club".

[5] Twentieth Century Society, https://c20society.org.uk/publications/c20-magazine/review-the-buildings-of-england-kent-west-and-the-weald/

[6] "3 Army Huts". www.wigmorefreechurch.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015.

[7] "New Era Technology UK | Part of the New Era Technology family".

[8] "Wigmore Medical Centre - 114 Woodside, Wigmore, Gillingham, ME8 0PW".

[9] "Wigmore Youth FC".

[10] "Site Search | Cycling UK" (PDF).

[11] "Len Price 3: Nobody Knows (CD on JLM Recordings)".

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-'''Wigmore''' is a suburb/village in the southeast of the [[Medway]] conurbation in [[Kent]], [[England]]. It is broadly bounded by the [[A278 road]] to the west, [[Rainham, Kent|Rainham]] to the north and the [[M2 motorway (Great Britain)|M2 motorway]] to the south.
+'''Wigmore''' is a suburb in the southeast of [[Medway]] in [[Kent]], [[England]]. It is near [[Hempstead, Kent|Hempstead]] to the west and [[Rainham, Kent|Rainham]] to the north east.
 ==History==
 The placename is attested in 1275 as ''Wydemere'', from an [[Old English]] ''*wīd-mere'' "broad pool".<ref>
-"Wigmore"  ''A Dictionary of British Place-Names. A. D. Mills. Oxford University Press, 2003. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.  [http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t40.e13984]
+"Wigmore"  ''A Dictionary of British Place-Names.'' A. D. Mills. Oxford University Press, 2003. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.  [http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t40.e13984]
 </ref>
-A sparsely-populated hamlet and farming area until the 20th Century, Wigmore was briefly the site of a smallpox isolation hospital (Alexandra Hospital) from 1902,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200489/pestilence_to_contagion_plague_to_covid-19/1349/alexandra_hospital | title=Alexandra Hospital }}</ref> and began to be developed as a village from 1906 when the 365-acre Wigmore agricultural estate was partitioned and sold as plots,<ref>{{cite book|last=Joyce and Miller|first=Brian and Sophie|title= Gillingham & Around From Old Photographs|year=2014|publisher=Amberley Publishing|location=[[Stroud]]|isbn=978-1445632971}}</ref>  initially as smallholdings (hence the local “Smallholders Club”)<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.smallholdersclub.org/ |title = Smallholders Club}}</ref> and rural shanties for Medway families.
+A sparsely-populated hamlet and farming area until the 20th century, Wigmore was briefly the site of a smallpox isolation hospital (Alexandra Hospital) from 1902,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200489/pestilence_to_contagion_plague_to_covid-19/1349/alexandra_hospital | title=Alexandra Hospital }}</ref> and began to be developed as a suburb from 1906 when the 365-acre Wigmore agricultural estate was partitioned and sold as plots,<ref>{{cite book|last=Joyce and Miller|first=Brian and Sophie|title= Gillingham & Around From Old Photographs|year=2014|publisher=Amberley Publishing|location=[[Stroud]]|isbn=978-1445632971}}</ref>  initially as smallholdings (hence the local “Smallholders Club”)<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.smallholdersclub.org/ |title = Smallholders Club}}</ref> and rural shanties for Medway families.
 ==Amenities==
 St Matthew's Church was founded in 1925 and was replaced in the 1960s by architects [[Brett, Boyd and Bosanquet]].<ref>Twentieth Century Society, https://c20society.org.uk/publications/c20-magazine/review-the-buildings-of-england-kent-west-and-the-weald/</ref> A [[pre-fabricated building|prefab]] Evangelical church<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wigmorefreechurch.org.uk/3ArmyHuts.htm |title=3 Army Huts |website=www.wigmorefreechurch.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213211431/http://www.wigmorefreechurch.org.uk/3ArmyHuts.htm |archive-date=2015-02-13}} </ref> was opened later.
-Now a fully suburbanised village within south [[Gillingham, Kent|Gillingham]], the area has a community primary school,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=392917 |title = New Era Technology UK &#124; Part of the New Era Technology family}}</ref> medical centre,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.wigmoremedicalcentre.co.uk/ |title = Wigmore Medical Centre - 114 Woodside, Wigmore, Gillingham, ME8 0PW}}</ref> and local football team, Wigmore Youth F.C.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/wigmoreyouthfc/ | title=Wigmore Youth FC}}</ref>
+Now  fully suburbanised  within the East of the [[Medway|Medway Towns]], the area has a community primary school,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=392917 |title = New Era Technology UK &#124; Part of the New Era Technology family}}</ref> medical centre.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.wigmoremedicalcentre.co.uk/ |title = Wigmore Medical Centre - 114 Woodside, Wigmore, Gillingham, ME8 0PW}}</ref> There is also a local football club called Wigmore Youth F.C, which runs teams for both boys and girls which range from under-7s up to under-18s.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/wigmoreyouthfc/ | title=Wigmore Youth FC}}</ref>
 ==Transport==
-Arriva bus 132 runs between Wigmore, Rainham and Chatham.
+Arriva bus 132 runs between Wigmore, Rainham and [[Chatham, Kent|Chatham]].
 ==References in popular culture==