Human settlement in England
Wormegay is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk . The village is situated some 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) south of King's Lynn and 60 km (37 mi) west of Norwich .[ 1]
It covers an area of 12.18 km2 (4.7 sq mi) and had a population of 339 in 141 households at the 2001 census ,[ 2] the population increasing to 359 at the 2011 census .[ 3]
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk . Norfolk County Council is responsible for roads, some schools, and social services. For Westminster elections the parish forms part of the North West Norfolk constituency.
The place-name 'Wormegay' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, and means 'the island of Wyrm's people'.[ 4]
The parish church is a Grade II* listed building. Just to the west of the village centre lies Wormegay Castle , a motte-and-bailey earthwork.
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