The village became deserted when it was taken over by the British Army during the Second World War as part of the Stanford Battle Area, an infantry training area that is still in use today. The village and most of the parish are within a prohibited area and access is not allowed without special permission from the Army.[2]
The civil parish has an area of 7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had no inhabitants. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.[3]
Referencesedit
^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 229 - Thetford in the Brecks. ISBN0-319-21861-9.
^ Rootsweb.com (1998–2006). Ghost Towns/Deserted Villages of Great Britain. Retrieved 17 February 2006.
^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). . Retrieved 2 December 2005.
External linksedit
Information from Genuki Norfolk on Sturston.
Information from NorfolkChurches.co.uk on the Stanford Battle Area and its deserted villages and churches.
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sturston, norfolk, sturston, deserted, village, civil, parish, english, county, norfolk, situated, some, miles, north, town, thetford, miles, south, west, city, norwich, sturstonsturstonlocation, within, norfolkarea7, population0, 2001, census, density0, grid,. Sturston is a deserted village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk It is situated some 7 1 2 miles 12 km north of the town of Thetford and 25 miles south west of the city of Norwich 1 SturstonSturstonLocation within NorfolkArea7 81 km2 3 02 sq mi Population0 2001 Census Density0 km2 0 sq mi OS grid referenceTL880930DistrictBrecklandShire countyNorfolkRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townTHETFORDPostcode districtIP24PoliceNorfolkFireNorfolkAmbulanceEast of EnglandUK ParliamentSouth West NorfolkList of places UK England Norfolk 52 30 09 N 0 46 06 E 52 50248 N 0 76839 E 52 50248 0 76839 The village became deserted when it was taken over by the British Army during the Second World War as part of the Stanford Battle Area an infantry training area that is still in use today The village and most of the parish are within a prohibited area and access is not allowed without special permission from the Army 2 The civil parish has an area of 7 81 km2 3 02 sq mi and in the 2001 census had no inhabitants For the purposes of local government the parish falls within the district of Breckland 3 References edit Ordnance Survey 1999 OS Explorer Map 229 Thetford in the Brecks ISBN 0 319 21861 9 Rootsweb com 1998 2006 Ghost Towns Deserted Villages of Great Britain Retrieved 17 February 2006 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 External links editInformation from Genuki Norfolk on Sturston Information from NorfolkChurches co uk on the Stanford Battle Area and its deserted villages and churches nbsp This Norfolk location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sturston Norfolk amp oldid 1038013203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
