Spooner Row is a small village and
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
in the
English county of
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 eas ...
. It is situated some south-west of the town of
Wymondham
Wymondham ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. It lies on the River Tiffey, south-west of Norwich and just off the A11 road (England), A11 road to London. The pari ...
and south-west of the city of
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 ...
. The village was within the civil parish of Wymondham before separating on 1 April 2019.
[Ordnance Survey (1999). ''OS Explorer Map 237 - Norwich''. .]
Spooner Row railway station, in the village, is served by local services operated by
Greater Anglia
Greater Anglia (legal name Transport UK East Anglia Limited) is a British train operating company owned as a joint venture by Transport UK Group and Mitsui & Co. It operates the East Anglia franchise, providing the commuter and inter-city se ...
on the
Breckland Line from to . However, weekday services are limited to two morning trains to Norwich and two late afternoon trains to Cambridge. On Saturdays, there is only one train to Norwich and the westbound service is extended to . There is no Sunday service. The station is a
request stop
In public transport, a request stop, flag stop, or whistle stop is a bus stop, stop or train station, station at which buses or trains, respectively, stop only on request; that is, only if there are passengers or freight to be picked up or drop ...
.
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Villages in Norfolk
South Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk
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