Tivetshall St Mary is a village and former

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 ...

, now in the parish of Tivetshall, 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

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, England. It covered an area of and had a population of 302 in 117 households at the 2001 census, the population falling to 298 at the census 2011. On the 1st of April 2019 the parish was merged with

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 ...

to form Tivetshall. The villages name means 'Nook of land'. It has been suggested that the first element may be related to a late northern

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dialectical, 'tewhit' meaning ' lapwing'. 'St. Mary' from the church dedication.

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