Dunston is a small village which lies approximately 3 miles south of
Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...
. The population is included in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of
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 accesse ...
. It is located in the valley of the
River Tas
The River Tas is a river which flows northwards through South Norfolk in England - towards Norwich. The area is named the Tas Valley after the river. The name of the river is back-formed from the name of village of Tasburgh (E. Ekwall, English-R ...
between
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 accesse ...
and
Caistor St. Edmund. It has a common which is popular with walkers.
The villages name means 'Dun(n)(i)'s farm/settlement'.
Parish records for Dunston exist as far back as 1557
but the village is now in the
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
of
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 accesse ...
.
Dunston Hall is now a hotel.
Notes
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Dunston
External links
Dunston Hall*
Villages in Norfolk
South Norfolk
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