Newton Flotman, a village and civil parish in the

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of Norfolk, lies about 8 miles (13 km) south of Norwich on the A140 road between Tasburgh and

Swainsthorpe Swainsthorpe is a village in the English County of Norfolk in England. It lies on the A140 road, approximately 5 miles south of Norwich, and just north of Newton Flotman. It covers an area of and had a population of 374 in 159 households at t ...

. The River Tas flows through. The area of had 1,197 inhabitants in 497 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,489 at the 2011 census. For local government it lies in the district of South Norfolk. The name means "new farm/settlement". The de Ferers family held land there in the 13th century.

Governance

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of the same name exists. This stretches west to

Wreningham Wreningham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some south east of Wymondham and south west of Norwich. The civil parish has an area of 6.24 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 493 in 1 ...

, with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,658.

Facilities and amenities

Newton Flotman Church, St Mary's, is served by the Tas Valley team ministry along with those of

, Tasburgh, Tharston,

Saxlingham Saxlingham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Field Dalling, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It lies 13 miles (21 km) west of Cromer, 26 miles (42 km) north-west of Norwich, 3. ...

and Shotesham. In 2006, an extension with a kitchen and toilet facilities opened to provide a larger meeting space. In 2018, the church received £87,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to repair the church roof, tower and drainage system, install Wi-Fi and train local volunteers to produce films on the church's heritage. Newton Flotman Primary School caters for children in Newton Flotman,

and Saxlingham Thorpe. The nearest secondary school is

Long Stratton High School Long Stratton High School is a secondary school located in the town of Long Stratton in the English county of Norfolk. It educates children from ages 11 to 16 and has around 650 pupils at any one time. The school has a specialism in teaching Ma ...

. The village has a village hall, a motorcycle garage and a theatre school known as ARTS, but lacks a shop. There is an area known as Smockmill Common, managed by South Norfolk District Council, in Saxlingham Thorpe near Newton Flotman, which is used for recreational purposes. Newton Flotman Football Club is based in the village. An Elizabethan Country mansion,

Rainthorpe Hall Rainthorpe Hall is a Grade I listed Elizabethan country mansion near Tasburgh in Norfolk, England, about south of Norwich. It is notable for its medieval stonework, wood carvings, rare 17th-century leather wall-coverings and 19th-century Victor ...

, stands by the road between Newton Flotman and

Flordon Flordon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located south-east of Wymondham and south-west of Norwich. History Although the certain meaning of Flordon's name is uncertain, it is of Anglo-Saxon origin ...

Transport

The village stands by the A140 road between Cromer in

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and Ipswich in

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. Newton Flotman has regular bus services to Norwich and Long Stratton, operated by First Norfolk & Suffolk and Simonds of Botesdale. The Great Eastern railway line, which links Norwich and London's

Liverpool Street station Liverpool Street station, also known as London Liverpool Street, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, in the ward of Bishopsgate Without. It is the t ...

, passes to the west side of the village at a level crossing, but there is no station; the nearest is at Norwich.

Notable residents

The village was the home of the Blonumvyll or Blunderville family in the 15th century: Richard & William.

Thomas Blundeville Thomas Blundeville (c. 1522 – c. 1606) was an English humanist writer and mathematician. He is known for work on logic, astronomy, education and horsemanship, as well as for translations from the Italian. His interests were both wide-ranging a ...

(c. 1522–1606), humanist writer, mathematician and inventor of the protractor lived as a country gentleman in the village. Blundeville Manor is the name of a cul de sac in the village. Brighton's Road, one of the main streets that run through the village, is named after J. L. Brighton, who was chairman of the parish council for 41 years. Brighton was succeeded as chairman by Alan King, who held the post for 14 years. Alan King Playing Field, King's Green, Kingsway and Alan Avenue are all places in the village named after him.

References

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Newton%20Flotman

External links

Newton Flotman Football Club
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