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Wigmore, Kent

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Wigmore
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGillingham
Dialling code01634
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
List of places
UK
England
Kent

Wigmore is a suburb/village in the Unitary Authority of Medway, in Kent, England.

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

References

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