Wigton is a market community in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies simply outside the Lake District in the borough of Allerdale. Wigton is at the centre of the Solway Plain, between the Caldbeck Fells and the Solway coastline. It is served by Wigton train station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, and also the A596 roadway to Workington. The community of Silloth-on-Solway exists twelve miles to the west, beyond Abbeytown. Wigton today is a growing market town, with animals public auctions being held regularly at Hopes Auction Company. The primary employer is Innovia Films. The town has its own high school, called The Nelson Thomlinson College, which is a well-performing comprehensive with close links to the Innovia manufacturing facility. In 2004 the community was the first negotiation in the United Kingdom to impose a curfew on young adults under the age of 16. It remained in location for 2 weeks, and also its aim was to reduce the quantity of criminal damage in the town centre. It adhered to every night criminal damage projects, that included wrecked shop fronts, along with intimidation of elderly participants of the neighborhood. The time limit brought in nationwide focus, with the neighborhood secondary school receiving brows through from companies such as Sky News. It had some effect, with much less criminal damage taking place since.