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Smallburgh Rural District
Smallburgh Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Smallburgh rural sanitary district. Lying to the south-east of North Walsham it originally had two small areas detached from it main body. In 1935 it took in parts of Aylsham Rural District, Aylsham and Erpingham Rural District, Erpingham RDs, thus joining up into a single extent. In 1974, the district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and became part of the North Norfolk district. Statistics Parishes References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smallburgh RD 1894
Smallburgh is a village and a civil parish in the England, English county of Norfolk. The village is fourteen miles (21 km) south-east of Cromer, fourteen miles (21 km) north-east of Norwich and north-east of London. The village lies five miles (8 km) south-east of the nearby town of North Walsham. The nearest railway station is at Worstead railway station, Worstead for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census it had a population of 518 in 219 households. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the Non-metropolitan district, district of North Norfolk. Portrait Smallburgh is a sprawling village over an area of . The village straddles the A149 road that links King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth. The community is bordered to the north and east by the River Ant and Dike (construction), dykes and to the south and west by tracks and hed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brumstead
Brumstead (or Brunstead) is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is north-east of Norwich, south-south-east of Cromer and north-east of London. The village lies north of the town of Stalham. History Brumstead's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a settlement or estate near thorny bushes or shrubs. In the Domesday Book, Brumstead is recorded as a settlement of 21 households belonging to Roger Bigod. The survey mentions the village also held 30 goats, a church and a mill alongside pannage or woodland for 16 pigs. The village has also been known for hundreds of years as Brunstead as old maps demonstrate. The village is known locally as Brunstead, as demonstrated by the village sign. Geography The parish had in 2001 census, a population of 84. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of East Ruston. St. Peter's Church Brumstead's Parish Church is d ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horsey, Norfolk
Horsey is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk within The Broads national park. It covers an area of and had a population of 99 in 40 households at the 2001 census. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of . For the purposes of local government, it falls within the |
Horning
Horning is an ancient village and civil parishes in England, parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 11 km2 and had a population of 1,033 in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census. Horning parish lies on the northern bank of the River Bure south of the River Thurne and is located in The Broads National parks of England and Wales, National Park. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the Non-metropolitan district, district of North Norfolk, although areas alongside the rivers and broads fall into the executive area of the Broads Authority. History The name Horning means the "folk who live on the high ground between the rivers". Its history dates back to 1020 when the manor was given by King Canute to the newly founded Abbey of St. Benet at Hulme. The Bishop of Norwich, as Abbot of St. Benets, is still Lord of the Manor. Horning Parish extends along the south bank of the River Bure to Thurne Mouth and includes the ruins of St Benet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honing, Norfolk
Honing is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is north-northeast of Norwich, south east of Cromer and north-east of London. The village lies east of the town of North Walsham. The nearest railway station is at Worstead on the Bittern Line which runs between Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The village and parish of Honing with Crostwight had in the 2001 census, a population of 319, but this fell to 312 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the village falls within the district of North Norfolk. Description Honing is a large parish in north-east of the county of Norfolk. Its northern boundary is with the civil parish of Witton whilst to the south is the parish of Dilham. West lies Worstead and on the eastern boundary is the parish of East Ruston. The disused North Walsham & Dilham Canal runs along the south-west boundary of the parish. There are several areas of comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hickling, Norfolk
Hickling is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 22 miles south-east of Cromer, 20.3 miles north-east of Norwich and 137 miles north-east of London. The village lies 3 miles east of the Broadlands town of Stalham. The nearest railway station is at Worstead for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The villages name means 'Hicel's people' or perhaps, 'Hicel's place'. The village comprises two main parts, Hickling Green and Hickling Heath. Hickling Heath is the part which usually attracts the most tourists who come on boat trips and moor up at the staithe. Hickling village is situated on the edge of the Hickling Broads. By using the waterways it is possible to reach Catfield Dyke, Potter Heigham and even Great Yarmouth. Because it leads to the sea the waters are slightly tidal and, depending on the time of year, the water levels can heavily rise or fall. There are many thatched huts dotted along the broads, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hempstead With Eccles
Hempstead may refer to: Places England * Hempstead, Essex * Hempstead, Kent *Hempstead, near Holt, Norfolk * Hempstead, near Stalham, Norfolk *Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire United States * Hempstead, New York (other), multiple places in New York named Hempstead *Hempstead, Texas *Hempstead County, Arkansas * Hempstead High School (other), several high schools Other uses * USS ''Hempstead'', the name of more than one proposed United States Navy ship People with the surname * Edward Hempstead (1780–1817), American lawyer and pioneer * Harry Hempstead (1868–1938), American owner of the New York Giants from 1912 to 1919 * Hessley Hempstead (1972–2021), American football player *Isaac William Hempstead ( Isaac Hempstead Wright, born 1999), English actor * Stephen P. Hempstead (1812–1883), American politician See also *Heemstede, North Holland * Hempsted, Gloucester, England * Hemsted Park, Kent, England – historically sometimes known as Hempsted Park * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happisburgh
Happisburgh () is a village civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is on the coast, to the east of a north–south road, the B1159 from Bacton on the coast to Stalham. It is a nucleated village. The nearest substantial town is North Walsham to the west.Ordnance Survey (2002). ''OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East''. . The place-name 'Happisburgh' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ''Hapesburc''. The name means 'Hæp's fort or fortified place'. Happisburgh became a site of national archaeological importance in 2010 when flint tools over 800,000 years old were unearthed. This is the oldest evidence of human occupation anywhere in the UK. In May 2013, a series of early human footprints were discovered on the beach at the site, providing direct evidence of early human activity at the site. The civil parish shrank by over in the 20th century by the erosion of its beaches and low cliffs. In 1968, groynes were construct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felmingham
Felmingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located west of North Walsham and north of Norwich, along the B1145 between King's Lynn and Mundesley. History Felmingham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the homestead or village of Felma's people. Nearby Stow Heath has evidence of Bronze Age round barrows and ring ditches at the confluence of the Skeyton and Blackwater Becks. Within the parish, several Roman artefacts have been discovered including pottery remains, busts, figurines, coins and a rare cast for Iceni brooches, which points to the possible site of a Roman temple. The majority of the artefacts were found in 1844 and classified under the Felmingham Hoard, which was acquired by the British Museum in 1925. In the Domesday Book, Felmingham is listed as a settlement of 33 households in the hundred of Tunstead. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of King Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edingthorpe
Edingthorpe Edingthorpe is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bacton, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. The village is located south-east of Cromer and north-east of Norwich. In 1931 the parish had a population of 213. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Bacton under the County of Norfolk Review Order, 1935. History Edingthorpe's name is of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin and derives from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for Eadgyth's or Eadgifu's farmstead or settlement. The etymology of Edingthorpe is unusual because both Eadgyth and Eadgifu are feminine names. Edingthorpe is not listed in the Domesday Book. Geography Edingthorpe falls within the constituency of North Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Duncan Baker MP of the Conservative Party. For the purposes of Local Government, Edingthorpe is in the district of North Norfolk. All Saints' Church Edingthorpe' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Ruston
East Ruston is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located south-east of North Walsham and north-east of Norwich. History East Ruston's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a farmstead or village with an abundance of brushwood, or shrubs. In the Domesday Book, East Ruston is listed as a settlement of 87 households in the hundred of Happing. In 1086, the village formed part of the East Anglian estates of Ralph Baynard. During the Second World War, East Ruston was the location of British Army roadblocks and a reserve training area in preparation for resistance of a German invasion of England. Geography According to the 2011 Census, East Ruston has a population of 595 residents living in 260 households. The parish has an area of . East Ruston falls within the constituency of North Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Duncan Baker MP of the Conservative Party. For the purposes of local government, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
