Swanton Abbott

Swanton Abbott
St Michael's Church
Swanton Abbott is located in Norfolk
Swanton Abbott
Swanton Abbott
Location within Norfolk
Area4.76 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Population565 (2011)
• Density119/km2 (310/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG264257
Civil parish
  • Swanton Abbott
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR10
Dialling code01692
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°46′52″N 1°21′20″E / 52.78107°N 1.35549°E / 52.78107; 1.35549

Swanton Abbott or Swanton Abbot is a village and civil parish in the district of North Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk, England. The parish has an area of 4.76 square kilometres (1.84 sq mi) and a population of 565 at the 2011 Census (including Westwick). The village lies 4 miles (6.4 km) south of North Walsham, 15 miles (24 km) south of the seaside town of Cromer and 13.5 miles (21.7 km) north by road from the centre of the city of Norwich, Norfolk's administrative centre.

The villages name means 'Herdsmen's farm/settlement'. The village was granted to the Abbot of St Benet Holme by King Cnut.

Amenities

It is served by St Michael's church in the ecclesiastical parish of Worstead. A Wesleyan Reform Union Chapel opened in 1856.

Swanton Abbott Community Primary School is a co-educational school for children from 4–11 years.

References

  1. ↑ Census 2001 population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2026.
  4. ↑ Norfolk churches
  5. ↑ "East Anglia's last Wesleyan Reform Union chapel, in Swanton Abbott, invites you to celebrate and have tea". EDP. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

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