Wigton lies inland and is well known as the birthplace of writer and broadcaster, Melvynn Bragg, or Lord Bragg of Wigton, as he is now more properly known.
The town has a long history and was the site of the Roman fort Olenacum, which was used as a watchtower to warn of attacks from the Solway. It received its market charter in 1262 and the town’s medieval layout survives though the architecture is predominantly Georgian.
In the Market Square is the George Moore Memorial Fountain, which features four relief panels facing north, south, east and west, each one depicting an act of mercy. The King’s Arms looks out onto the fountain and is noteworthy as Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins stayed there once.
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