Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall is a civil parish in the Englishcounty of Norfolk, situated some 6 km south-east of Wymondham and 20 km south-west of Norwich. The parish includes the villages of Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall, which lie about 1 km apart, although rather farther by road.[1]
The civil parish has an area of 9.74 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 756 in 301 households, the population falling to 750 at the 2011 Census.[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk. Fundenhall was a separate parish until it was annexed by Ashwellthorpe in 1935. The combined parish was known as Ashwellthorpe until 2003, when it adopted its current name.[2][3][4]
Local information on Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall.
November 10, 2023
ashwellthorpe, fundenhall, civil, parish, english, county, norfolk, situated, some, south, east, wymondham, south, west, norwich, parish, includes, villages, which, about, apart, although, rather, farther, road, ashwellthorpest, nicholas, church, fundenhallash. Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk situated some 6 km south east of Wymondham and 20 km south west of Norwich The parish includes the villages of Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall which lie about 1 km apart although rather farther by road 1 AshwellthorpeSt Nicholas Church FundenhallAshwellthorpeLocation within NorfolkArea9 74 km2 3 76 sq mi Population750 2011 Density77 km2 200 sq mi OS grid referenceTM 151 974Shire countyNorfolkRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNORWICHPostcode districtNR16Dialling code01508PoliceNorfolkFireNorfolkAmbulanceEast of EnglandList of places UK England Norfolk 52 31 56 N 1 10 17 E 52 53222 N 1 17129 E 52 53222 1 17129The civil parish has an area of 9 74 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 756 in 301 households the population falling to 750 at the 2011 Census 1 For the purposes of local government the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk Fundenhall was a separate parish until it was annexed by Ashwellthorpe in 1935 The combined parish was known as Ashwellthorpe until 2003 when it adopted its current name 2 3 4 Contents 1 Railway 2 War Memorial 3 References 4 External linksRailway editAshwellthorpe had a railway station on the Forncett to Wymondham line it closed in 1939 citation needed War Memorial editAshwellthorpe War Memorial lies in All Saint s Churchyard and holds the following names from the First World War Rifleman P W Bateman d 1918 King s Royal Rifle Corps Rifleman Leonard M Bateman d 1917 12th Battalion Rifle Brigade The Prince Consort s Own Private Albert G Grimmer 1894 1917 163rd Company Machine Gun Corps Private Edgar J Goose d 1916 2nd Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment Private Frederick L Tubby 1885 1916 7th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment Private E E Squires d 1918 11th Battalion Suffolk Regiment Private W R Squires 1884 1918 16th Sussex Yeomanry Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment H G Bateman W J George A J HuntIt also holds the following names from the Second World War Private Eric F Browne 1920 1943 6th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment Sergeant Ernest T Goodrum 1922 1944 No 37 Squadron RAFReferences edit Civil Parish population 2011 Retrieved 7 September 2015 Ordnance Survey 1999 OS Explorer Map 237 Norwich ISBN 0 319 21868 6 Office for National Statistics amp Norfolk County Council 2001 Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Retrieved 2 December 2005 Visions of Britain Fundenhall CP AP Norfolk through time Retrieved 4 November 2005 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2004 Bulletin of Changes to Local Authority Areas and Names in England Retrieved 6 December 2005 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall AshwellthorpeMap sources for Ashwellthorpe Information from Genuki Norfolk on Ashwellthorpe FundenhallMap sources for Fundenhall Information from Genuki Norfolk on Fundenhall Ashwellthorpe and FundenhallCommunity website for Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall Local information on Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall amp oldid 1118599743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
