Wigton is a market town in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies simply outside the Lake District in the district of Allerdale. Wigton goes to the centre of the Solway Plain, between the Caldbeck Fells as well as the Solway coast. It is served by Wigton railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, and the A596 road to Workington. The community of Silloth-on-Solway lies twelve miles to the west, past Abbeytown. Wigton today is a flourishing market community, with animals auctions being held frequently at Hopes Auction Company. The main employer is Innovia Films. The community has its very own secondary school, called The Nelson Thomlinson School, which is a well-performing thorough with close links to the Innovia factory. In 2004 the community was the very first negotiation in the United Kingdom to enforce a curfew on teens under the age of 16. It was in place for two weeks, and its objective was to lower the quantity of criminal damage in the town centre. It followed every night criminal damage campaigns, that included shattered shop fronts, as well as scare tactics of elderly members of the area. The time limit drew in national interest, with the neighborhood high school getting sees from companies such as Sky News. It had some impact, with much less vandalism happening ever since.
