Ingworth is a village and a
civil parish
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in the
English
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county of
Norfolk
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. It is north of
Aylsham, north of
Norwich
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, east of
North Walsham and south-southwest of
Cromer. The nearest railway station is at
North Walsham, which is located on the
Bittern Line
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between
Sheringham
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and
Norwich
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. The nearest airport is
Norwich International Airport
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Norwich Airport has a CAA Public Use Aero ...
. The village is bypassed by the
A140
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road, to the west. The village and parish of Ingworth had, in the
2001 census, a population of 94. For the purposes of local government, the village falls within the
district
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of
North Norfolk
North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Cromer. The population at the 2011 Census was 101,149.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a ...
. The population taken at the 2011 census remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of
Erpingham.
Description
The parish of Ingworth is very small and covers an area spanning only 212 hectares. The parish has borders with three other parishes. To the north is the parish of
Erpingham, to the south-west is the parish of
Blickling
Blickling is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England, about north-west of Aylsham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 136 and covers , falling to 113 at the 2011 Census. Since the 17th century t ...
and the parish of
Aylsham is to the south-southeast. The boundary with the parish of Blickling is indicated by the course of the
River Bure
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which also skirts the western edge of the village. Part of the parishes northern boundary at Beech Lane is the designated
long distance footpath
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known as the
Weavers Way which runs for between Cromer to
Great Yarmouth
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. Norwich road which runs north to south through the village and parish was once the main road from Norwich to Cromer before the Aylsham by-pass was built. This route can be clearly seen on Faden's large-scale map (at one inch to the mile) of the county of Norfolk of 1779. The village has no pub, shop or post office although there is a traditional-style phone box. There is also a small playground provided by the parish council. The parish council meets monthly in the village reading room. The village's name comes from the
Old English
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for ''Inga’s enclosure''.
History
The Domesday Book
Ingworth has an entry in the
Domesday Book
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of 1085 where it, its population, land ownership and productive resources were extensively detailed In the survey Ingworth is recorded by the names of ''Ingewrda'' and ''Inghewurda''. The main tenants being the
Roger Bigot
Roger Bigod (died 1107) was a Norman knight who travelled to England in the Norman Conquest. He held great power in East Anglia, and five of his descendants were earls of Norfolk. He was also known as Roger Bigot, appearing as such as a witness to ...
and Reynald Fitzlvo. The survey also list that there was ½ a mill. In the Domesday survey fractions,
[The Normans in Norfolk, By Sue Margeson, Fabienne Seillier and Andrew Rogerson, Pub:1994, Page 21, ] in this case ½ a mill, were used to indicate that the entry was on an estate that lay within more than one parish.
References
External links
St Lawrence's on the European Round Tower Churches Website
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Villages in Norfolk
North Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk