Yelverton is a village and
civil parish
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in the
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county
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of
Norfolk
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, situated some south east of
Norwich
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and closely associated with
Alpington
Alpington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about six miles (10 km) south-east of Norwich and is closely associated with Yelverton just to the north.
There is some confusion over Alpington's ent ...
.
The villages name probably means 'Geldfrith's farm/settlement'.
The civil parish has an area of and had a population of 186 in 62 households in the
2001 census, the population falling to 173 at the 2011 Census.
For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the
district
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of
South Norfolk
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History
The district was formed on 1 April 197 ...
.
The village itself is just south of the
A146 (on which lies Yelverton Garage) and is contiguous with Alpington to the south with which it shares its facilities, which include a duckpond, village hall and St. Mary's church.
References
Notes
* Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. .
* Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001).
Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes'. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
External links
Community website for Alpington and Yelverton*
Yelvertonon
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