Watlington, Norfolk

Watlington
Watlington
	St Peter and Paul Church, Watlington
	Watlington Location within Norfolk
Area	6.93 km2 (2.68 sq mi)
Population	2,455 (2011 Census)
• Density	354/km2 (920/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF619111
Civil parish	Watlington;
District	King's Lynn and West Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KING'S LYNN
Postcode district	PE33
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°40′24″N 0°23′35″E / 52.67342°N 0.39309°E

Watlington is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.93 km² (2.68 sq mi) and had a population of 2,031 in 852 households at the 2001 census,^[1] the population increasing to 2,455 at the 2011 Census.^[2] It is in the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The villages name means 'farm/settlement of Hwaetel's/Wacol's people' or perhaps, 'farm/settlement at Wateling (= Wattle/thatching place)'.^[3]

It is situated some 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from the east bank of the River Great Ouse, 7.5 mi (12.1 km) south of the town of King's Lynn and 37 mi (60 km) west of the city of Norwich.^[4]

The village is directly served by Watlington railway station (on the Fen Line between Cambridge and King's Lynn) which is situated 0.62 mi (1.00 km) from the centre of the village. Amenities in the village include a public house, Post Office and medical centre with pharmacy. There is also a sports and social club, village hall and church to the north east of the village.

A small nature reserve named 'Watatunga' opened to visitors in July 2020, offering guided buggy tours amongst '170 acres of woodland, grassland and lakes'. This occupies a vast area directly situated between Watlington and the nearby A10 trunk road.^[5]