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Somerleyton, Ashby And Herringfleet
Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet is a civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is north-west of Lowestoft and the same distance south-west of Great Yarmouth and is in the East Suffolk district. The parish is made up of the villages of Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet and at the 2011 United Kingdom census had a population of 427. The three villages were each a separate parish until 1987 when they were combined into the current parish. The parish is on the county border with Norfolk, with the western border formed by the River Waveney and the north by Fritton Decoy.Ashby Suffolk Heritage Explorer, . Retrieved 2021-03-13. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herringfleet
Herringfleet is a place and former civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is located north-west of Lowestoft in the East Suffolk district. The parish was combined with Somerleyton and Ashby to create the parish of Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet in 1987. The western edge of Herringfleet is marked by the River Waveney. Prior to local government reorganisation in 1974, the former parish included the village of St Olaves to the north. This was combined with the parish of Fritton and the new parish of Fritton and St Olaves transferred to the county of Norfolk. Previously the entire area south and east of the Waveney was part of Suffolk. Prior to the loss of St Olaves, the population of the former parish was 262 at the 1961 United Kingdom census. At the 1981 census it was 58 and the current population of Herringfleet is estimated to be around 50. There is no village centre, with the population spread across a number of scattered farms and small settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerleyton
Somerleyton is a village and former civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is north-west of Lowestoft and south-west of Great Yarmouth in the East Suffolk district. The village is closely associated with Somerleyton Hall and was largely rebuilt as a model village in the 19th century at the direction of Samuel Morton Peto. The parish was combined with Herringfleet and Ashby to create the parish of Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet in 1987. The village is on the edge of The Broads national park with the River Waveney forming the western boundary of the former parish. This forms the county border with Norfolk and the Suffolk village of Blundeston is to the east. The village has a population of around 300. History At the time of the Domesday Book, the manor of Somerleyton was held by the king. It was named ''Sumerledetuna'' and was recorded as having 17 families living in the village. The manor was owned by the Jernegan family from the early 14th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashby, Suffolk
Ashby is a former civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is north-west of Lowestoft in the East Suffolk district. The parish was combined with Somerleyton and Herringfleet to form the combined parish of Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet in 1987. The estimated population of Ashby was around 50 at the 2011 United Kingdom census. There is no village centre, with the population spread across a number of scattered farms and small settlements.Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-13. The area has always been sparsely populated, with the former parish population never exceeding 110. At the |
East Suffolk District Council
East Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England, which was established on 1 April 2019, following the merger of the existing Suffolk Coastal and Waveney districts. At the 2011 census, the two districts had a combined population of 239,552. The main towns and villages in the district include Aldeburgh, Beccles, Bungay, Felixstowe, Framlingham, Halesworth, Leiston, Lowestoft, Saxmundham and Southwold as well parts of the wider Ipswich built-up area including Kesgrave, Martlesham and Woodbridge. The district covers a smaller area compared to the former administrative county of East Suffolk, which was abolished by the Local Government Act 1972. Governance As of the 2019 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2019. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems has a calendar of upcoming elections around the world, and the National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections in coun ... on 2 May, the composition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgh St Peter
Burgh St Peter is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. The village is about northeast of Beccles in Suffolk. The village is about above sea level, sharing the same slight hill with Wheatacre about to the northwest. The villages name means 'Fortification'. Also known as St. Peter's Wheatacre (1254) and Wheatacre Burgh (1515), however, the church of St. Peter no longer exists. The River Waveney forms the parish boundary to the south, east and northeast of Burgh St Peter, and also forms the county boundary with Suffolk. Low-lying land beside the Waveney forms a series of levels in the parish, the largest of which is Burgh Marshes northeast of the village. The parish covers an area of . The 2011 Census recorded its population as 274. Parish church The village's first parish church was presumably dedicated to Saint Peter. Its ruins were about southwest of the present parish church, but have disappeared. The present parish church is next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheatacre
Wheatacre is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 112 in 43 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 118 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk The villages name means 'Wheat land'. See also * Clavering hundred Clavering hundred was a hundred – or geographical subdivision – comprising parishes and settlements in Essex and Norfolk. Hundreds were divisions of areas of land within shires or counties for administrative and judicial purposes – and ... Notes External links South Norfolk Villages in Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk {{Norfolk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldeby
Aldeby is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is bounded to the south by the River Waveney, on the other side of which is Suffolk. The village is about five miles (8 km) by road from Beccles. History The name Aldeby derives from the Old Norse word meaning 'old fortification'. The civil parish has an area of 12.61 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 437 in 175 household, falling to a population of 422 in 180 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the area of the district of South Norfolk. Aldeby is well known for its fishing pits and also historically for the apple factory (Waveney Apple Growers Ltd) based on Common Road that closed in the late 1990s. It also once had its own Aldeby railway station. Aldeby is mentioned in the Domesday Book and was part of Clavering hundred. Aldeby Priory was located here. Between 1959 and 1968, the village was the location of a Royal Obser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haddiscoe
Haddiscoe is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, about southeast of Norwich. The parish is on the county boundary with Suffolk, about west-northwest of Lowestoft. The parish includes the hamlet of Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe, about north of Haddiscoe village. The civil parish has an area of . The 2011 Census recorded its population as 487 people in 210 households. Toponym The Domesday Book of 1086 records the toponym as ''Hadescou''. An entry for 1208 in the feet of fines and one for 1236 in the Book of Fees each record it as ''Hadesco''. A Close Roll dated 1253 records it as ''Haddesco''. The toponym is derived from Old Norse. "Hadd" was someone's name, and the second part of the word is derived from the Norse word ''skōgr'' meaning "wood", so the place was "Hadd's wood". Churches The local church in the village is dedicated to St. Mary and was originally constructed in the 15th century. The oldest part of the Church of England parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritton And St Olaves
Fritton and St Olaves is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The parish comprises the villages of Fritton and St. Olaves, together with the surrounding rural area.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. . The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 543 in 236 households, the population reducing to 524 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish today falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. Prior to the 1974 reorganisation of counties in England the entire area of the parish was part of the Lothingland Rural District of Suffolk, with the St Olaves portion of the parish of Herringfleet and Fritton as a separate parish.Parish Summary: Fritton and St Olaves Norfolk Heritage Explorer, |
Blundeston
Blundeston is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is north-west of Lowestoft, south of Great Yarmouth and around inland from the North Sea coast. It is part of the area known as Lothingland in the East Suffolk district. Blundeston Prison was located on the southern edge of the village but closed in early 2014.Blundeston Suffolk Heritage Explorer, . Retrieved 2021-03-09.Blundeston and Flixton Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-09. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belton With Browston
Belton with Browston is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Historically part of Suffolk, the parish consists of the villages of Belton and Browston Green, and is situated some 5 miles (8 km) south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 6 miles (10 km) north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft. The civil parish has an area of 3.23 square miles (8.36 square km) and in the 2001 census had a population of 4,098 in 1,589 households, the population reducing to 3,805 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish today falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. However prior to the Local Government Act 1972, the parish was within Lothingland Rural District in Suffolk. It is connected to Yarmouth by bus services 6B and 7 and to Norwich by the X11 service, operated by First Norfolk & Suffolk. History The earliest evidence of human inhabitation is a flint axehead from the Palaeolithic period. The fort at nearby Burgh Castle along wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Olaves
St Olaves is a village in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated on the River Waveney, south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and the same distance north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft. It is within The Broads national park. Today the village forms part of the civil parish of Fritton and St Olaves, which in turn is within the district of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. Prior to local government reorganisation in 1974 however, the village was part of the parish of Herringfleet in the Lothingland Rural District of Suffolk. St Olaves Bridge, a suspension bridge, is the first bridging point on the Waveney above Great Yarmouth. Haddiscoe railway station, on the Wherry Lines service between Norwich and Lowestoft, is across the bridge approximately from the centre of the village. St Olaves used to have its own railway station, which closed in 1959. The village is the location of the remains of a 13th-century Augustinian priory. St. Olaves Priory was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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