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Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall

Civil parish in Norfolk, England


Summary

Civil parish in Norfolk, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
static_imageFile:Fundenhall St Nicholas' church - geograph.org.uk - 2250396.jpg
static_image_captionSt Nicholas' Church, Fundenhall
coordinates
official_nameAshwellthorpe
population750
population_ref(2011)
area_total_km29.74
shire_countyNorfolk
regionEast of England
post_townNORWICH
postcode_districtNR16
postcode_areaNR
dial_code01508
os_grid_referenceTM 151 974

Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk 3 + 1/2 mi southeast of Wymondham and 9 mi southwest of Norwich. The parish includes the villages of Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall, which lie about 1 mi apart, although further by road.

The civil parish has an area of 9.74 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 756 in 301 households. The population dropped to 750 in the 2011 Census. For local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk. Fundenhall was a separate parish until it was annexed by Ashwellthorpe in 1935. The combined parish was known as Ashwellthorpe until 2003, when it adopted its current name.

Railway

Ashwellthorpe had a railway station on the Forncett to Wymondham line; it closed to passengers in 1939.

References

References

  1. "Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall".
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011".
  3. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). [https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes]. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  4. "The Railway". Wreningham Heritage Group.
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