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Swanton Abbott
Swanton Abbott is a village and civil parish in the district of North Norfolk. It has an area of and a population of 565 at the 2011 Census (including Westwick). The village lies south of North Walsham, south of the seaside town of Cromer and north by road from the centre of the city of Norwich, Norfolk's administrative centre. The villages name means 'Herdsmen's farm/settlement'. The village was granted to the Abbot of St Benet Holme by King Cnut. Amenities It is served by St Michael's church in the ecclesiastical parish of Worstead Worstead is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the North Norfolk Non-metropolitan district, district of Norfolk, England. In the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census the parish had a population of 862 in 365 households .... A Wesleyan Reform Union Chapel opened in 1856. Swanton Abbott Community Primary School is a co-educational school for children from 4–11 years. Image:JollyFarmers.jpg, The Jolly Farme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Norfolk
North Norfolk is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Cromer, and the largest town is North Walsham. The district also includes the towns of Fakenham, Holt, Norfolk, Holt, Sheringham, Stalham and Wells-next-the-Sea, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The district lies on the north coast of Norfolk, facing the North Sea, with much of its coastline lying within the Norfolk Coast AONB, Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Some south-eastern parts of the district lie within The Broads. The neighbouring districts are Borough of Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth, Breckland District, Breckland, Broadland and King's Lynn and West Norfolk. History The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering seven former districts which were all abolished at the same time: *Cromer Urban district (England and Wales), Urban District *Erpingham Rural District *North Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk
Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, and Suffolk to the south. The largest settlement is the city of Norwich. The county has an area of and a population of 859,400. It is largely rural with few large towns: after Norwich (147,895), the largest settlements are King's Lynn (42,800) in the north-west, Great Yarmouth (38,693) in the east, and Thetford (24,340) in the south. For local government purposes Norfolk is a non-metropolitan county with seven districts. The centre of Norfolk is gently undulating lowland. To the east are the Broads, a network of rivers and lakes which extend into Suffolk and which are protected by the Broads Authority, which give them a similar status to a National parks of England and Wales, national park. To the west the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Norfolk (UK Parliament Constituency)
North Norfolk is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 by Steffan Aquarone, a Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrat. Constituency profile The seat covers a long stretch of the Norfolk coast including the seaside towns of Cromer, Wells-next-the-Sea and Sheringham. History The North Division of Norfolk was first created by the Reform Act 1867 as one of three two-member divisions of the Parliamentary County of Norfolk. Under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, the three two-member county divisions were replaced with six single-member divisions. The second version of this constituency was one of the single-member seats. It has remained as a single-member seat since then, being designated as a County Constituency from the 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-metropolitan District
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of Districts of England, local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shire counties'') in a two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status are known as ''boroughs'', able to appoint a Mayors in England, mayor and refer to itself as a borough council. Some shire counties, for example Cornwall, now have no sub-divisions so are a single non-metropolitan district. Typically, a district will consist of a market town and its more rural hinterland. However, districts are diverse, with some being mostly urban (such as Dartford) and others more polycentric (such as Thurrock). Structure Non-metropolitan districts are subdivisions of English non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties which have a two-tier structure of local government. Two-tier non-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westwick, Norfolk
Westwick is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated to the south of North Walsham. It covers an area of and had a population of 53 in 29 households at the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census. The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census and was included in the civil parish of Swanton Abbott. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the Non-metropolitan district, district of North Norfolk. The villages name means 'West specialised farm'. Westwick House was built in 1704 for John Berney and later passed (through marriage) to the Petres family. It is now owned by the Alexander family who own the entire estate. They have done so for 74 years. Notes External links Memories of Westwick by Barbara Eldred Westwick photo archive Villages in Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk North Norfolk {{Norfolk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Walsham
North Walsham is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the North Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England. The town is located south of Cromer and Norwich is south. Demography The civil parish has an area of and in the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census had a population of 12,829. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the Non-metropolitan district, district of North Norfolk. Transport The town is served by North Walsham railway station, on the Bittern Line between Norwich railway station, Norwich, Cromer railway station, Cromer and Sheringham railway station, Sheringham. Services run generally hourly in both directions and are operated by Greater Anglia (train operating company), Greater Anglia. The main road through the town is the A149 road, A149. The town is also located on the B1145 road, B1145, a route that runs between King's Lynn and Mundesley. The town is on the North Walsham and Dilham Canal, which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cromer
Cromer ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the North Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England. It is north of Norwich, northwest of North Walsham and east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline. The local government authorities are North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is on Holt Road in the town, and Norfolk County Council, based in Norwich. The civil parish has an area of and at the 2011 census had a population of 7,683. The town is notable as a traditional tourist resort and for the Cancer pagurus, Cromer crab, which forms the major source of income for local fishermen. The motto ''Gem of the Norfolk Coast'' is highlighted on the town's road signs. History The town has given its name to the ''Cromerian Stage'' or ''Cromerian Complex'', also called the ''Cromerian'', a stage in the Pleistocene glacial history of north-western Europe. Cromer is not mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086. The place-name 'Cromer' is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich City Council local authority area was estimated to be 144,000 in 2021, which was an increase from 143,135 in 2019. The wider Norwich List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, built-up area had a population of 213,166 at the 2011 census. As the seat of the Episcopal see, See of Norwich, the city has one of the country's largest medieval cathedrals. For much of the second millennium, from medieval to just before Industrial Revolution, industrial times, Norwich was one of the most prosperous and largest towns of England; at one point, it was List of towns and cities in England by historical population, second only to London. Today, it is the largest settlement in East Anglia. Heritage and status Norwich claims to be the most complete medie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Cnut
Cnut ( ; ; – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. The three kingdoms united under Cnut's rule are referred to together as the North Sea Empire by historians. As a Danish prince, Cnut won the throne of England in 1016 in the wake of centuries of Viking activity in northwestern Europe. His later accession to the Danish throne in 1018 brought the crowns of England and Denmark together. Cnut sought to keep this power base by uniting Danes and English under cultural bonds of wealth and custom. After a decade of conflict with opponents in Scandinavia, Cnut claimed the crown of Norway in Trondheim in 1028. In 1031, Malcolm II of Scotland also submitted to him, though Anglo-Norse influence over Scotland was weak and ultimately did not last by the time of Cnut's death.ASC, Ms. D, s.a. 1031. Dominion of England lent the Danes an importa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worstead
Worstead is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the North Norfolk Non-metropolitan district, district of Norfolk, England. In the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census the parish had a population of 862 in 365 households; the population increased to 922 at the 2011 census. History The village's name means "enclosure place". In Domesday Book of 1086 Worstead is called ''Wrdesteda'' and ''Ordested''. King Cnut, Canute gave the village to the abbots of St. Benet's Abbey, St Benet's Abbey on the River Bure in the Norfolk Broads. At the time of Domesday Book the village had two churches, one of which is believed to have been St Andrew's Church, of which no remains exist. The village became prosperous from the twelfth century when Weaver (occupation), weavers from Flanders arrived in the area. They had been encouraged to settle in Norfolk by King Edward III of England, who had married a Flanders, Flemish princess. Worsted cloth derives its name from this weav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesleyan Reform Union
The Wesleyan Reform Union is an independent Methodist Connexion founded in 1859 and based in the United Kingdom. The Union comprises around one hundred individual self-governing churches in England and Scotland. Beliefs are set out in a nine-point Confession of Faith. History The Wesleyan Reform Union was founded in 1859 by members of the Wesleyan Reform movement. The leaders of the Wesleyan Reformers had been expelled from the Wesleyan Methodist Church at its Manchester Conference in 1849.David Barton"By Schisms Rent Usunder": The Wesleyan Reform Movement in Derbyshire ''Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society'', May 1999 The expelled ministers and first leaders of the Wesleyan Reformers were James Everett, William Griffith and Samuel Dunn. In 1857, the major part of the Wesleyan Reformers joined other Methodist groups to form the United Methodist Free Churches but a minority joined together to establish the Wesleyan Reform Union two years later. Wesleyan Reform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
