Moulton St Mary

Moulton St Mary
Village
Moulton St Mary is located in Norfolk
Moulton St Mary
Moulton St Mary
Location within Norfolk
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR13
Dialling code01493
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°36′N 1°31′E / 52.60°N 01.52°E / 52.60; 01.52

Moulton St Mary is a village in the civil parish of Beighton, in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Acle. The village has a garden centre and a car garage.

Its Church of St Mary is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. It has a canonical sundial on the south wall. The church is redundant and under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

History

The villages name origin is uncertain, deriving either from "Mula's farm/settlement" or "mule farm/settlement". In 1931 the parish had a population of 228. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Beighton and Reedham.

References

  1. ↑ St Mary, Moulton, Churches Conservation Trust, archived from the original on 2 October 2009, retrieved 20 December 2010
  2. ↑ "Population statistics Moulton St Mary AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Relationships and changes Moulton St Mary AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 February 2023.