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Hainford
Hainford (originally Haynford) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 951 in 365 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 989 in 391 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland. The villages name means 'Enclosure ford'. Location Hainford is situated close to the A140. The village is bordered by Hevingham to the north. Buxton to the northeast. Frettenham to the east. Spixworth to the southeast. Newton & Horsham St Faith to the south. Horsford to the west and Stratton Strawless to the northwest. Transport Hainford is located near to the A140 which runs from Ipswich to Cromer via Norwich with its junction with the B1354 which for the second section of its route runs from Hainford to Hoveton (near Wroxham Wroxham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish of Wroxham has an are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A140 Road
The A140 is an 'A-class' road in Norfolk and Suffolk, East Anglia, England partly following the route of the Roman Pye Road. It runs from the A14 near Needham Market to the A149 south of Cromer. It is of primary status for the entirety of its route. It is approximately 56 miles (90 km) in length. Route Ipswich to Diss The road starts as dual carriageway from junction 51 with the A14 road; it then travels north to its junction with the A1120. It then continues to the Suffolk countryside providing access to the villages of Little Stonham, Mendlesham and Mendlesham Green. It passes through Brockford Street (where it crosses the River Dove), Thwaite, Stoke Ash, Thornham Parva, Yaxley and Brome where it meets its junction with the B1077. later it reaches a roundabout with the A143 – where it enters Norfolk and becomes dual carriageway – and a second outside Scole links it with the A1066. This section of road bypasses Scole to the east of Diss. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadland
Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. The population of the local authority district taken at the 2011 Census was 124,646. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew. In 2013, Broadland was announced as the most peaceful locality within the United Kingdom, having the lowest level of violent crime in the country. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of St Faith's and Aylsham Rural District and part of Blofield and Flegg Rural District. Politics The council is currently under Conservative control, as it has been for the majority of its existence, with the exception of two periods of no overall control. The council consists of 47 councillors, elected from 27 wards. After the most recent full council elections held on 2 May 2019, the composition of the council is as follows: ;UK Youth Parliament Although the UK Youth Parliament is an apolitical organisation, the elections are run in a way simil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horsham St Faith
Horsham St Faith is a village in Norfolk, England. The village lies close and to the east of the A140 road and is north of Norwich and some south of Aylsham It takes its name from the River Hor, which runs through it on its way from Horsford to Horstead; and a Benedictine priory, founded in honour of St Faith that, until the dissolution of the monasteries, stood there. It is near Norwich International Airport, which began in 1939 as RAF Horsham St Faith and home of the City of Norwich Aviation Museum. Administratively it is in the civil parish of Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith within the district of Broadland. It also forms part the wider Norwich Built-up area. The name 'Horsham' means 'horse homestead/village'. It has the remains of a Horsford Castle, a motte and bailey castle, on the Horsford side of the A140 road, reached by following a track to the north of Church Street, which joins Horsford and Horsham St Faith. On 17 October from the early 12th century un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoveton And Wroxham Railway Station
Hoveton & Wroxham railway station is on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serving the village of Hoveton and the adjacent village of Wroxham (the two settlements are usually regarded as one). Zoomed to station location with civil parish boundaries and names shown. It is down the line from and is situated between and . It was previously the site of a junction, with the East Norfolk Railway to diverging from the Norwich line a short distance north of the station; however the former line closed to all traffic in 1982 and was subsequently dismantled. The station is the last on the double-track section of the Bittern line: it becomes single-track north of here to (except for a passing loop at and a short section into the station at ). The station is managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all passenger trains that call. Heritage connection A nearby station named is the southern terminus of the narrow gauge Bure Valley Railway, which runs to on the trackbed of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wroxham
Wroxham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish of Wroxham has an area of 6.21 square kilometres, and in 2001, had a population of 1,532 in 666 households. A reduced population of 1,502 in 653 households was noted in the 2011 Census. The village is situated within the Norfolk Broads on the south side of a loop in the middle reaches of the River Bure. It lies in an elevated position above the Bure, between Belaugh Broad to the west, and Wroxham Broad to the east and south east. Wroxham is some eight miles north-east of Norwich, to which it is linked by the A1151 road. The village and broad lie in an area of fairly intensive agriculture, with areas of wet woodland adjoining the broad and river. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland although the river, broad and their immediate environs fall within the executive area of the Broads Authority. On the northern side of the Bure is the village of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoveton
Hoveton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located within the Norfolk Broads, and immediately across the River Bure from the village of Wroxham. Whilst Hoveton is north of the river, Wroxham is south; but many people refer to the whole settlement as "Wroxham". The villages name origin is uncertain 'Hofa's farm/settlement' or perhaps, 'ale-hoof farm/settlement'. Ale-hoof is probably ground-ivy (glechoma hederacea) Administration The civil parish has an area of 10.2 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 1,804 in 873 households, the population decreasing to 1759 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. Governance An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward had a population of 1,948 at the 2011 Census. Transport Hoveton is served by Hoveton and Wroxham railway station, which is on the Bittern Line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham, and which is ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stratton Strawless
Stratton Strawless is a village in the county of Norfolk and district of Broadland. The civil parish covers and has a population of 495, increasing to a population of 580 in the 2011 Census. Located close and to the east of the A140 road and being south of the market town of Aylsham and some north of Norwich. Much of the parish has been given over to the growing of arable crops, but there are substantial amounts of mixed woodland to be found. History The village was first recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) as ''Stratuna'' ('tun') meaning house or farm in Anglo-Saxon. Strawless is an appellative from the poorness of the soil, producing little grain and less straw, but favourable to the production of timber.Sparks, T, & Lines, J, ''Chapters in the life of Robert Marsham''(2008) pp56.65 The Marsham family From the 14th century to the end of the 19th century Stratton Strawless hall was the home of the Marsham family which included Robert Marsham (1707–97), the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horsford
Horsford is a village six miles north of Norwich, England which is surrounded by the Horsford Forest and is named after the dried up section of the River Hor. Its population has seen a steady increase since the Second World War, growing from 750 in 1945 to 4,163 at the 2011 Census. There are various explanations of the village name. It is usually said to derive from 'horse ford', but it has also been suggested that it comes from the River Hor on which the village stands (more usually known to locals as 'the Beck'). A third explanation is that it comes from Horsa, the name of a Saxon chief. The surrounding Horsford Forest has been designated a County Wildlife Site. The rare silver-studded blue butterfly has a colony in this forest. The motte of the demolished Horsford Castle lies to the east of the village. Sport The village has produced three footballers of note: Barry Bridges, who returned to Horsford to manage the village team Horsford United, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frettenham
Frettenham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located west of Wroxham, and north of Norwich. History Frettenham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Fraeta's homestead or village. In the Domesday Book, Frettenham is listed as a settlement of 34 households hundred of Taverham. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Roger the Poitevin. Frettenham Windmill dates from the late-Nineteenth Century and is currently a private residence with its sails and fantail removed. The windmill is a Grade II listed building. Geography According to the 2011 Census, Frettenham has a population of 740 residents living in 321 households. Furthermore, the parish covered a total area of . Frettenham falls within the constituency of Broadland and is represented at Parliament by Jerome Mayhew MP of the Conservative Party. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spixworth
Spixworth is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village lies close to the B1150 road and is north of Norwich and some south of North Walsham. It covers an area of and had a population of 3,769 in 1,508 households at the 2001 census. including Beeston St. Andrew but decreasing to a population of 3,718 in 1,579 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland. Etymology The village was known as ''Spikeswurda'' in Norman times and the name is believed to be derived from either the River Spikes (now Spixworth Beck) or ''Spic'' meaning swine pasture. The suffix ''worth'' is from the Anglo-Saxon ''yrth'' meaning land sloping from water or marsh. Alternatively the name is possibly derived from the OE ''spics'' (bacon farm) and ''worth'' (enclosure). History From Saxon times the village has been part of the Taverham Hundred. Prior to the Norman conquest of 1066 much of the land wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea, with The Wash to the north-west. The county town is the city of Norwich. With an area of and a population of 859,400, Norfolk is a largely rural county with a population density of 401 per square mile (155 per km2). Of the county's population, 40% live in four major built up areas: Norwich (213,000), Great Yarmouth (63,000), King's Lynn (46,000) and Thetford (25,000). The Broads is a network of rivers and lakes in the east of the county, extending south into Suffolk. The area is protected by the Broads Authority and has similar status to a national park. History The area that was to become Norfolk was settled in pre-Roman times, (there were Palaeolithic settlers as early as 950,000 years ago) with camps along the highe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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