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2019 South Norfolk District Council Election
The 2019 South Norfolk District Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2019 to elect the whole council as part of 2019 United Kingdom local elections. Results summary Ward results Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole Martin Wilby was previously the member for Dickleburgh Ward and Clayton Hudson was previously the member for Beck Vale Ward. Bressingham & Burston Brooke Bunwell Central Wymondham Cringleford William Kemp was previously the member for Thurlton Ward elected in 2007 and re-elected in 2011 and 2015 Diss & Roydon Ditchingham & Earsham Easton Forncett Harleston Brian Riches stood as an Independent having been elected in 2015 as a Conservative. Hempnall Michael Edney was elected as the Member for Wicklewood Ward in 2011 and 2015 Hethersett Hingham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Norfolk District Council
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', cf English meridional), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-facing side'' of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easton, Norfolk
Easton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located north-west of Norwich and east of Dereham, along the A47 between Birmingham and Lowestoft. History Easton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the eastern farmstead or settlement. In the Nineteenth Century, archaeologists discovered a Forth Century Roman hoard consisting of 4,000 coins, yet there is little evidence of any Roman settlement in the vicinity of Easton. In the Domesday Book, Easton is listed as a settlement of 17 households in the hundred of Forehoe. In 1086, the village formed part of the East Anglian estates of Alan of Brittany. Geography According to 2011 Census, Easton has a population of 1,514 residents living in 609 households. The parish covers a total area of . Easton falls within the constituency of South Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Richard Bacon MP of the Conservative Party. For the purposes of local governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Costessey
Costessey ( ) is a civil parish centred WNW of Norwich in Norfolk, England. Three centres of population exist: the long-established town/village of Costessey (now commonly Old Costessey) (2011 population 7,265); New Costessey of similar population, incepted in the first half of the 20th century, a long network of generally residential roads north of Dereham Road, contiguous with three smaller western suburbs of the county town (city); and Queens Hill which is green-buffered and which has a small country park, mature woodland and a large golf course adjoining. The parts named Old and New are separated by the Tud, adjoining fields and by a retail/business park in the west, a divide of about . Old Costessey's northern limit is with Taverham, Drayton and Hellesdon, this follows the course of the wider river Wensum. Costessey constitutes the most northern reaches of the predominantly rural South Norfolk District; Costessey is its second-most populous place as is eclipsed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton Flotman
Newton Flotman, a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, lies about 8 miles (13 km) south of Norwich on the A140 road between Tasburgh and Swainsthorpe. The River Tas flows through. The area of had 1,197 inhabitants in 497 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,489 at the 2011 census. For local government it lies in the district of South Norfolk. The name means "new farm/settlement". The de Ferers family held land there in the 13th century. Governance An electoral ward of the same name exists. This stretches west to Wreningham, with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,658. Facilities and amenities Newton Flotman Church, St Mary's, is served by the Tas Valley team ministry along with those of Swainsthorpe, Tasburgh, Tharston, Saxlingham and Shotesham. In 2006, an extension with a kitchen and toilet facilities opened to provide a larger meeting space. In 2018, the church received £87,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to repa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costessey
Costessey ( ) is a civil parishes in England, civil parish centred boxing the compass, WNW of Norwich in Norfolk, England. Three dispersed village, centres of population exist: the long-established town/village of Costessey (now commonly Old Costessey) (2011 population 7,265); New Costessey of similar population, incepted in the first half of the 20th century, a long network of generally residential roads north of Dereham Road, contiguous with three smaller western suburbs of the county town (city); and Queens Hill which is buffer zone, green-buffered and which has a small country park, mature woodland and a large golf course adjoining. The parts named Old and New are separated by the River Tud, Tud, adjoining fields and by a retail/business park in the west, a divide of about . Old Costessey's northern limit is with Taverham, Drayton, Norfolk, Drayton and Hellesdon, this follows the course of the wider River Wensum, river Wensum. Costessey constitutes the most northern reaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoke Holy Cross
Stoke Holy Cross is a village in South Norfolk which lies approximately south of Norwich. Geography Stoke sits on the River Tas. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,568 in 674 households at the 2001 census. The village is accessed from the south of Norwich, about a mile east of the A140. West of the village, the parish boundary meets Swainsthorpe along ''Stoke Lane''. The boundarcrossesthe A140 and the Great Eastern Main Line as Hickling Lane'. North oSprow's Pitsit meets Swardeston, and passes west of an electricitsubstation The boundary follows the A140 northwards, to the west, and east of Mangreen Hall. A few hundred metres south of the A140/A47 interchange it meets Caistor St Edmund, where the parish includes the Mangreequarryowned by Lafarge. It crosses the A140 and the railway to meet the River Tas, which it follows southwards, with Dunston (part of the parish) to the west including Dunston Hall and the Dunston Hall Golf Club. It follows Chandler Road', pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulbarton, Norfolk
Mulbarton is a village and civil parish located south of Norwich in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of . The place-name 'Mulbarton' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ''Molkebertuna'' and ''Molkebertestuna''. The name means "outlying dairy farm", the first element being the Old English 'meoluc' meaning 'milk', and the second element the Old English 'beretun' meaning 'barley town or settlement', hence 'farm'. The population at the 2001 census was 2,827, increasing to 3,521 at the 2011 census. Facilities include one school (Mulbarton Primary School), an Adnams' public house, ''The World's End'', a social club, two convenience stores (One Stop and Co-op), a church, a fish-and-chip shop, a Chinese takeaway, and a MOT and vehicle repair centre. There is a regular bus service to Norwich. In the centre of the village is a large common, with a pond where many ducks live. Governance An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chedgrave
Chedgrave is a village and civil parish in English county of Norfolk. Chedgrave is separated from nearby Loddon by the River Chet. History Chedgrave's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and likely derives from the Old English for Ceatta's pit or grove. In the Domesday Book, Chedgrave is described as consisting of 73 households located in the hundred of Loddon. The village formed part of the estates of Ralph Baynard. Geography According to the 2011 Census, Chedgrave has 1,051 residents living in 488 households. Chedgrave falls within the constituency of South Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Richard Bacon MP of the Conservative Party. War Memorial Chedgrave's war memorials take the form of two marble plaques inside All Saints' Church as well as a lychgate erected in 2018. The memorial lists the following name for the First World War: * Gunner Edward G. H. Beckham (1880-1917), 228th (Siege) Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery * Private Free Easter (d.1917), 1/9th Battalion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loddon, Norfolk
Loddon is a small town and civil parish in Norfolk, England, about south-east of Norwich. The town lies on the River Chet, a tributary of the River Yare within The Broads. The name "Loddon" is thought to mean ''muddy river'' in Celtic in reference to the Chet. History Origins The earliest written mention of Loddon (Lodne) is in the will of Ælfric Modercope written in 1042 or 1043. In the will Ælfric split his land holdings in Loddon, Bergh Apton and Barton between the Bishops of Bury, Ely and St Benet of Holme. Ælfric held of land in Loddon and was by far the biggest landowner. His manor house is believed to have been close by the church overlooking the river and the fields are known as Manor Yards. The Parish Council adopted Ælfric for Loddon's town sign in 1961 and the bronze statue still stands on Farthing Green. Modern times Although Loddon and Chedgrave have been flooded many times through history, the worst or at least the best documented occasions were in A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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