Itteringham is a village and

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in the

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Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the Nort ...

, some northwest of the market town of

Aylsham Aylsham ( or ) is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, nearly north of Norwich. The river rises near Melton Constable, upstream from Aylsham and continues to Great Yarmouth and the North Se ...

. It covers an area of and had a population of 136 in 60 households at the 2001 census, the population reducing to 125 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the

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. The villages name origin is uncertain perhaps, 'homestead/village of Ytra's/Ytri's people' or 'homestead/village of the Ytteringas (= those dwelling outside)'. Itteringham lies in the valley of the

River Bure The River Bure is a river in the county of Norfolk, England, most of it in the Broads.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. . The Bure rises near Melton Constable, upstream of Aylsham, which was the original head of ...

that eventually becomes a major part of the

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. The village has a pub, the ''Walpole Arms''CAMRA WhatPub
Walpole Arms, Itteringham and a village shop. The converted watermill is a historical feature within the village. Mannington Hall is included in the parish. The poet George Barker lived in the village and is buried in the churchyard.

Notes

* http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Itteringham

External links

Itteringham Village Website
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