Tivetshall is a
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
South Norfolk
South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. The largest town is Wymondham, and the district also includes the towns of Costessey, Diss, Harleston, Hingham, Loddon and Long Stratton. The council was based in Long S ...
district, in the 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 ...
, England. The parish includes the villages of
Tivetshall St Margaret
Tivetshall St Margaret is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tivetshall, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It covered an area of and had a population of 266 in 104 households at the United K ...
and
Tivetshall St Mary. In 2011 the area the parish currently covers had a population of 591. The parish touches
Aslacton
Aslacton is a village and civil parish in the England, English county of Norfolk. It is situated between Norwich and Diss, Norfolk, Diss, and is near Great Moulton. The closest town to Aslacton is Long Stratton.
The village name means 'Asla ...
,
Burston and Shimpling,
Dickleburgh and Rushall
Dickleburgh and Rushall is a civil parish in South Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 1356 in 565 households at the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census, increasing to 1,472 at the 2011 Census.
Toponymy
The name 'Dickl ...
,
Great Moulton
Great Moulton (also known as Moulton St Michael) is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Until the 16th century it also included the Little Moulton parish.
It covers an area of and had a population of 699 in 289 households at the 20 ...
,
Gissing,
Pulham Market and
Wacton.
History
The name "Tivetshall" means 'Nook of land'. Tivetshall was recorded in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...
as ''Teveteshala''/''Teve''/''Tivetessala''/''Totessalla''. The parish was formed on 1 April 2019 from the parishes of Tivetshall St Margaret and Tivetshall St Mary.
See also
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Tivetshall railway station
Tivetshall was a railway station on the Great Eastern Main Line located in Tivetshall St Margaret, Tivetshall, Norfolk, England. It was also the western terminus of the Waveney Valley Line from . It served six small parishes in an agricultural ...
References
{{Civil parishes of South Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk
South Norfolk