Wretton
| Wretton | |
|---|---|
 All Saints, Wretton | |
  Wretton Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 4.70 km2 (1.81 sq mi) |
| Population | 369 (2011) |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF689001 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | King's Lynn |
| Postcode district | PE33 |
| Dialling code | 01366 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Wretton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) and had a population of 392 in 155 households at the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
The villages name means "Crosswort/hellebore farm/settlement".
It is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Downham Market, 16 miles (26 km) south of King's Lynn and 40 miles (64 km) west of Norwich. Also 1.5 miles (2.4 km) North of the larger village of Stoke Ferry.
Notes
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names".
- ↑ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 228 - March & Ely. ISBN 0-319-21860-0.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wretton.
- Wretton: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
- Wretton Parish Council
- The Wretton category of the neighbouring Stoke Ferry Website includes Parish Council meeting minutes.
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