Stanhoe is a village and
civil parish
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in the
English county
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of
Norfolk
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, 6.4 miles (10.2 km) from the
North Sea
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. It covers an area of and had a population of 196 in 97 households at the
2001 census. The population including
Bagthorpe with Barmer at the 2011 Census had increased to 289. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the
district
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of
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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History
The district w ...
.
The village's name is perhaps from the Old English for "stony hill-spur.
For a period during the 19th century, its parish priest was Philip Ward, husband of
Lord Nelson
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's daughter
Horatia.
The village pub
The Duck Inn is one of the UK’s Top 50 Gastropubs and were named The Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year for the East of England
The nearest large village is
Docking. Also near Stanhoe are to be found remains of
Creake Abbey, near the village of
North Creake.
Stanhoe was once served by
Stanhoe railway station.
Notes
External links
stanhoe.orgvillage website
Villages in Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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