Tivetshall 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 authority ...
in the
South Norfolk
South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton. The population of the Local Authority District was 124,012 as taken at the 2011 Census.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 197 ...
district, in the 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 ...
, England. The parish includes the villages of
Tivetshall St Margaret
Tivetshall St Margaret is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tivetshall, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It covered an area of and had a population of 266 in 104 households at the 2001 ce ...
and
Tivetshall St Mary. In 2011 the area the parish currently covers had a population of 591. The parish touches
Aslacton
Aslacton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated between Norwich and Diss, and is near Great Moulton. The closest town to Aslacton is Long Stratton.
The village name means 'Aslakr's farm/settlement'.
...
,
Burston and Shimpling
Burston and Shimpling is a civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England. The parish covers an area of and had a population of 538 in 206 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 568 in 234 households at the 2011 Census. It in ...
,
Dickleburgh and Rushall
Dickleburgh and Rushall is a civil parish in South Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 1356 in 565 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,472 at the 2011 Census.
Toponymy
The name 'Dickleburgh' means 'Dicel's/Dicla' ...
,
Great Moulton
Great Moulton (also known as Moulton St Michael) is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Until the 16th century it also included the Little Moulton parish.
It covers an area of and had a population of 699 in 289 households at the 2 ...
,
Gissing Gissing is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alfred Gissing (1896–1975), English writer and headmaster
* Algernon Gissing (1860–1937), English writer
* George Gissing (1857–1903), English novelist
* Harry Gissing (1890â ...
,
Pulham Market and
Wacton.
History
The name "Tivetshall" means 'Nook of land'. Tivetshall was recorded in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
as ''Teveteshala''/''Teve''/''Tivetessala''/''Totessalla''. The parish was formed on 1 April 2019 from the parishes of Tivetshall St Margaret and Tivetshall St Mary.
See also
*
Tivetshall railway station
Tivetshall was a railway station on the Great Eastern Main Line located in Tivetshall, Norfolk. It was also the western terminus of the Waveney Valley Line from Beccles. It served six small parishes in an agricultural area.
History Design an ...
References
{{Civil parishes of South Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk
South Norfolk