Postwick with Witton () is a
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 ...
on the
Broads in the English county of
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 No ...
, comprising the two adjacent villages of Postwick and
Witton. Postwick is some east of the city 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 ...
, just south of the eastern end of the
A47 Norwich southern bypass on the north bank of the
River Yare
The River Yare is a river in the English county of Norfolk. In its lower reaches it is one of the principal navigable waterways of The Broads and connects with the rest of the network.
The river rises south of Dereham to the west to the vil ...
. Witton lies to the north-east, north of the A47.
The civil parish has an area of and in the
2001 census had a population of 323 in 128 households, increasing to a population of 404 in 162 households at the 2011 Census . For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of
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 w ...
.
Although the
Wherry Lines
The Wherry Lines are railway branch lines in the East of England, linking to and . There are 14 stations including the three termini. They form part of Network Rail Strategic Route 7, SRS 07.11 and are classified as a rural line.
The line ...
rail line passes through Postwick, there is no station. In the west of the parish at the junction of the A47 and
A1042 is Postwick
Park and Ride
A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system ( ...
, one of
six such sites surrounding Norwich. A ferry once operated on the
River Yare
The River Yare is a river in the English county of Norfolk. In its lower reaches it is one of the principal navigable waterways of The Broads and connects with the rest of the network.
The river rises south of Dereham to the west to the vil ...
between Postwick and
Surlingham. It ceased following a collision with a coaster
Toponymy
The name 'Postwick' means 'Poss(a)'s specialised farm'.
'Witton' means 'Wood farm/settlement'.
In popular culture
Postwick is the name of the home town in the eighth generation
Pokémon games,
Pokémon Sword and Shield
and are 2019 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch console. They are the first installments in the eighth generation of the Pokémon (video game series), '' ...
.
Bulbapedia - Postwick
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References
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Postwick
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Witton
Further reading
*
External links
Postwick with Witton page
on Broadland website
* for Postwick.
* for Witton.
Information from Genuki Norfolk
on Postwick.
Information from Genuki Norfolk
on Witton.
Postwick Park and Ride
Civil parishes in Norfolk
Broadland
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