Itteringham is a village and
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 authorit ...
in the
English 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 ...
, some northwest of the market town of
Aylsham
Aylsham ( or ) is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, nearly north of Norwich. The river rises near Melton Constable, upstream from Aylsham and continues to Great Yarmouth and the North Sea, ...
. It covers an area of and had a population of 136 in 60 households at the
2001 census, the population reducing to 125 at the 2011 Census.
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the
district
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of
North Norfolk.
The villages name origin is uncertain perhaps, 'homestead/village of Ytra's/Ytri's people' or 'homestead/village of the Ytteringas (= those dwelling outside)'.
Itteringham lies in the valley of the
River Bure
The River Bure is a river in the county of Norfolk, England, most of it in the Broads.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. . The Bure rises near Melton Constable, upstream of Aylsham, which was the original head of ...
that eventually becomes a major part of the
Norfolk Broads
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 North ...
. The village has a pub, the ''Walpole Arms''
CAMRA WhatPub
Walpole Arms, Itteringham and a village shop. The converted watermill is a historical feature within the village. Mannington Hall
Mannington Hall is a moated medieval country house in the civil parish of Itteringham near the village of the same name and is in the English county of Norfolk within the United Kingdom. The first manor house built on this site was constructed in ...
is included in the parish.
The poet George Barker lived in the village and is buried in the churchyard.
Notes
* http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Itteringham
External links
Itteringham Village Website
Villages in Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk
North Norfolk
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