Newton Flotman, a village and

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in the English county of

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, lies about 8 miles (13 km) 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 ...

on the

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road between

Tasburgh Tasburgh ( ) is a civil parish and a village in the south of Norfolk, England, located approximately 8 miles south of Norwich. It lies on the A140 road, north of Long Stratton and south of Newton Flotman. The River Tas flows nearby and Tasburg ...

and Swainsthorpe. The

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flows through. The area of had 1,197 inhabitants in 497 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,489 at the 2011 census. For local government it lies in the

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. The name means "new farm/settlement". The de Ferers family held land there in the 13th century.

Governance

An electoral ward of the same name exists. This stretches west to Wreningham, with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,658.

Facilities and amenities

Newton Flotman Church, St Mary's, is served by the Tas Valley team ministry along with those of Swainsthorpe,

, Tharston, Saxlingham and

Shotesham Shotesham () is a village in South Norfolk which lies approximately 5 miles south of Norwich. It sits next to Stoke Holy Cross and Saxlingham Nethergate in the valley of the River Tas. It covers an area of and had a population of 539 in 210 h ...

. In 2006, an extension with a

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and

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facilities opened to provide a larger meeting space. In 2018, the church received £87,600 from the

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to repair the church roof, tower and drainage system, install

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and train local volunteers to produce films on the church's heritage. Newton Flotman Primary School caters for children in Newton Flotman, Swainsthorpe and Saxlingham Thorpe. The nearest secondary school is Long Stratton High School. The village has a village hall, a motorcycle garage and a theatre school known as ARTS, but lacks a shop. There is an area known as Smockmill Common, managed by

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, in Saxlingham Thorpe near Newton Flotman, which is used for recreational purposes. Newton Flotman Football Club is based in the village. An Elizabethan Country mansion, Rainthorpe Hall, stands by the road between Newton Flotman and Flordon.

Transport

The village stands by the

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 o ...

between

Cromer Cromer ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. It is north of Norwich, north-northeast of London and east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline. The local government authorities are Nor ...

in North Norfolk and

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in Suffolk. Newton Flotman has regular bus services to

and

Long Stratton Long Stratton is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It historically consisted of two villages; the larger, Stratton St. Mary, is to the south, and the other, Stratton St. Michael, is to the north. It had a population of 4,424 in the ...

, operated by

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and Simonds of Botesdale. The Great Eastern railway line, which links

and London's Liverpool Street station, passes to the west side of the village at a

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, but there is no station; the nearest is at Norwich.

Notable residents

The village was the home of the Blonumvyll or Blunderville family in the 15th century: Richard & William. Thomas Blundeville (c. 1522–1606), humanist writer, mathematician and inventor of the protractor lived as a country gentleman in the village. Blundeville Manor is the name of a

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in the village. Brighton's Road, one of the main streets that run through the village, is named after J. L. Brighton, who was chairman of the parish council for 41 years. Brighton was succeeded as chairman by Alan King, who held the post for 14 years. Alan King Playing Field, King's Green, Kingsway and Alan Avenue are all places in the village named after him.

References

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Newton%20Flotman

External links

Newton Flotman Football Club
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