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Pudding Norton is a village and
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in the
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of
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. It covers an area of and (including
Testerton Testerton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Pudding Norton, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located between the village of Great Ryburgh and the market town of Fakenham. In ...
) had a population of 267 in 126 households at the 2001 census, falling to 252 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the
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of
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. The village's name means "north farm/settlement". The origins of the affix "Pudding" are obscure. Pudding Norton civil parish contains the villages of Pudding Norton and
Testerton Testerton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Pudding Norton, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located between the village of Great Ryburgh and the market town of Fakenham. In ...
, both of which became largely deserted by the post-medieval period. Pudding Norton village sits at the centre of the parish, and earthworks to the south and east show the previous medieval extent of the village.


Buildings

Only two buildings of architectural interest remain. The first, the church of Saint Margaret, retains just the walls of its west tower and part of the west end of the nave. It was constructed in flint and limestone, and is thought to date to the 12th and 13th centuries. The second is the
Grade II Listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, H ...
Pudding Norton Hall, a building initially built in the 17th century, reconstructed in the 18th and 19th centuries, and since developed into a farmhouse. Of possible interest is an hexagonal pillbox (sometimes referred to as a
blockhouse A blockhouse is a small fortification, usually consisting of one or more rooms with loopholes, allowing its defenders to fire in various directions. It is usually an isolated fort in the form of a single building, serving as a defensive stro ...
) and possible gun emplacement dating to the
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and situated just west of the village of
Testerton Testerton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Pudding Norton, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located between the village of Great Ryburgh and the market town of Fakenham. In ...
.


Notes


References

*Morris, J. (General Editor), (1984). ''Domesday Book, 33 Norfolk, Part I and Part II'', Chichester: Phillimore & Co *Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. (1999). ''The Buildings of England. Norfolk 2: North-West and South'', London: Penguin Books.
A Vision of Britain Through Time: Pudding Norton CP
by H. Southall, retrieved 7 December 2006
UK & Ireland Genealogy page on Pudding Norton
by Pat Newby, retrieved 8 December 2006

by Simon Knott, retrieved 8 December 2006


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