Stanhoe is a village and

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in the

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, 6.4 miles (10.2 km) from the

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. It covers an area of and had a population of 196 in 97 households at the 2001 census. The population including

Bagthorpe with Barmer Bagthorpe with Barmer is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The parish includes the hamlets of Bagthorpe and Barmer, it is around west of Fakenham and is 14 miles north-east of King's Lynn. As the population of the civil pari ...

at the 2011 Census had increased to 289. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the

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King's Lynn and West Norfolk King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 Census was 147,451. History The district was ...

. The village's name is perhaps from the Old English for "stony hill-spur. For a period during the 19th century, its parish priest was Philip Ward, husband of

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's daughter Horatia. The village pub
The Duck Inn
is one of the UK’s Top 50 Gastropubs and were named The Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year for the East of England The nearest large village is Docking. Also near Stanhoe are to be found remains of Creake Abbey, near the village of

North Creake North Creake is a village and civil parish in the north west of the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 414 in 184 households at the 2001 census, reducing to 386 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local ...

. Stanhoe was once served by

Stanhoe railway station Stanhoe was a railway station which served the village of Stanhoe in Norfolk, England. Opened by the West Norfolk Junction Railway in 1866, it closed to passengers in 1952. History The construction of the West Norfolk Junction Railway was p ...

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External links

stanhoe.org
village website

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