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George Hotel, Swaffham
The George Hotel is a ''3 star'' hotel located in the English town of Swaffham, within the county of Norfolk, United Kingdom.County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, The hotel is a grade II listed building. Location The hotel is close to the centre of the town and is west of the city of Norwich. The hotel is east from the nearest railway station which is at Downham Market. The nearest Airport is in Norwich and is west of the hotel.''OS Explorer Map 236''. King’s Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. . Description The George Hotel was originally built in the early years of the 18th century with the main façade seen today built in 1860.Norfolk 2: Norfolk: North-west and South, By Nikolaus Pevsner Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, ''The Buildings of England'' (1 ... and Bill Wilson. 0-300-09 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swaffham
Swaffham () is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland District and English county of Norfolk. It is situated east of King's Lynn and west of Norwich. The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 6,935 in 3,130 households, which increased to 7,258, in 3,258 households, at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland. History The name of the town derives from the Old English ''Swǣfa hām'' = "the homestead of the Swabians"; some of them presumably came with the Angles and Saxons. By the 14th and 15th centuries Swaffham had an emerging sheep and wool industry. As a result of this prosperity, the town has a large market place. The market cross here was built by George Walpole, 3rd Earl of Orford and presented to the town in 1783. On the top is the statue of Ceres, the Roman goddess of the harvest. About 8 km to the north of Swaffham can be found the ruins of the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
