Wiegboldsbur is a ribbon development (Reihensiedlung) and lies on the Großes Meer about 10 km northwest of the seaport of Emden.

In the Brokmerbrief, a 13th-century law book for the Brocmanni tribe, i.e. the inhabitants of the area west of Aurich cultivated until the end of the 12th century, it says in the 218th section (Küre): "The Brok people pass this law: that there be no hired retinue within the parish of Wigboldsbur under penalty of 8 marks and forfeiture of the house."

The ban on a hired retinue (gedungenes Gefolge = mercenaries) implied that the parish of Wigboldsbur was a place under special protection.

The Wibadi Church was built around 1250 on a warf, an artificial dwelling hill, on foundations 1.15 m deep.

In the immediate neighbourhood of Woldenhof (Wolde - East Frisian Frisio-Saxon for woel = "marsh") stands the Wiegboldsbur windmill, which is maintained by volunteers and may be seen every Friday afternoon free of charge.