Wigginton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wigginton and Hopwas, in the Lichfield district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. The name Wigginton is believed to come from Old English, and to mean Wicga's farm. The name was also sometimes written as Wiggington. The village lies on a medieval trade route, the Portwa…Wigginton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wigginton and Hopwas, in the Lichfield district, in the county of Staffordshire, England. The name Wigginton is believed to come from Old English, and to mean Wicga's farm. The name was also sometimes written as Wiggington. The village lies on a medieval trade route, the Portway, possibly used for transporting salt from the River Mease at Edingale to Tamworth.