Wretton is a village and
civil parish in the
English county
The counties of England are areas used for different purposes, which include administrative, geographical, cultural and political demarcation. The term "county" is defined in several ways and can apply to similar or the same areas used by each ...
of
Norfolk.
It covers an area of and had a population of 392 in 155 households at the
2001 census.
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the
district of
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 villages name means '
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* ''Crucianella stylosa'' (Rubiaceae)
* ''Cruciata laevipes'' (Rubiaceae)
* ''Lysimachia quadrifolia
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/
hellebore farm/settlement'.
It is situated some East of
Downham Market, South of
King's Lynn
King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...
and West of
Norwich.
[Ordnance Survey (1999). ''OS Explorer Map 228 - March & Ely''. .]
Also North of the larger village of
Stoke Ferry.
Notes
External links
Information from Genuki Norfolkon Wretton.
Wretton Parish Council*Th
Wretton categoryof the neighbouring Stoke Ferry Website includes Parish Council meeting minutes.
Villages in Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk
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