Wigsthorpe should not be confused with Wigthorpe.
| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Wigsthorpe |
| Coordinates: | 52.43°N -0.464°W |
| Civil Parish: | Thorpe Achurch |
| Unitary England: | North Northamptonshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | Northamptonshire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Constituency Westminster: | Corby |
| Post Town: | PETERBOROUGH |
| Postcode District: | PE8 |
| Postcode Area: | PE |
| Dial Code: | 01832 |
| Os Grid Reference: | TL045825 |
Wigsthorpe is a hamlet in the east of the English county of Northamptonshire, south of the town of Oundle and the village of Barnwell.[1]
It is in North Northamptonshire and is part of the civil parish of Thorpe Achurch.[2]
Attested in 1232 as Wykingethorp, the name is believed to mean "Outlying farmstead or hamlet of a man called Vikingr".[3]