Shelfanger is a village situated about 3 miles from the town of
Diss,
Norfolk
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, England. There is a church and a village hall in the village. It covers an area of and had a population of 362 in 150 households at the
2001 census, the population increasing to 378 at the 2011 census.
In previous years there was a school, a post office, a pub, three shops, a blacksmiths and a garage run by a family of brothers called Bowman. These have all now been closed down.
Josh Kirby
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(died 2001), an artist lived there.
History
The villages name means 'Shelf wood'.
This village has been previously recorded as ''Scelvangra'', ''Schelfangyll'', ''Shelfangles'', ''Shelfhangre'' and ''Shelfhanger'', though the significance of its name is largely unknown. In 1603, it had 142 communicants and in 1736 had nearly 40 dwellinghouses, and contained about 200 inhabitants.
Notes
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Shelfanger
External links
Diss Express- village's local newspaper website
shelfanger.com- village's local website, managed by the Parish Council
Villages in Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk
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