Yelverton is a village and

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in the English

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, situated some south east of

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and closely associated with Alpington. 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

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. A single parish council serves the two parishes of Alpington and Yelverton. 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
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Yelverton
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