The civil parish has an area of 10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 403 in 162 households, the population increasing to 503 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.[3]
The village is a prime example of a linear village, being strung out along the B1077 road between Diss and Attleborough for around 2 km/1.25m. It is home to the Fighting Cocks public house, All Saints Church of EnglandPrimary School and St Mary's church. Until the early 1990s it had a small Royal Mail Post Office and shop. There is still a red post box at the site of the old Post Office with regular collections. Farming is the primary local business, with several dairy, arable and pig farms in the surrounding area.[citation needed]
Henry VIII is known to have visited the area. There was a large oak tree in the village at that time that was standing until the late 20th century.[citation needed]
History
The place-name 'Winfarthing' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Wineferthinc. The name means "Wina's quarter part". The name of the former English coin the farthing has a similar origin, meaning "the fourth part (of a penny)".[4]
The parish of Winfarthing was a demesne of the King until c. 1189 in the reign of Henry II, when it was sold off to a private land owner. In 1600, there were 189 communicants, and by 1739, there were 50 dwelling-houses, and about 260 inhabitants in total, at which point the parish was valued for tax purposes at £924 (£154000 today).[5]
References
^Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 230 - Diss & Harleston. ISBN0-319-21862-7.
^"Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 5 September 2015.
^Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
^Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.523.
^Blomefield, Francis (c. 1736). History of Norfolk. Vol. 1. London (published 1805–1810).
Winfarthing parish data, South Norfolk Council. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
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winfarthing, village, civil, parish, english, county, norfolk, located, north, town, diss, east, town, thetford, south, city, norwich, church, saint, mary, virgin, location, within, norfolkarea10, population503, 2011, density47, grid, referencetm108857civil, p. Winfarthing is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk It is located 6 km north of the town of Diss 20 km east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south of the city of Norwich 1 WinfarthingChurch of Saint Mary the Virgin WinfarthingWinfarthingLocation within NorfolkArea10 80 km2 4 17 sq mi Population503 2011 Density47 km2 120 sq mi OS grid referenceTM108857Civil parishWinfarthingDistrictSouth NorfolkShire countyNorfolkRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townDISSPostcode districtIP22PoliceNorfolkFireNorfolkAmbulanceEast of EnglandList of places UK England Norfolk 52 25 43 N 1 05 57 E 52 42862 N 1 09919 E 52 42862 1 09919 Coordinates 52 25 43 N 1 05 57 E 52 42862 N 1 09919 E 52 42862 1 09919The civil parish has an area of 10 8 km2 4 2 sq mi and in the 2001 census had a population of 403 in 162 households the population increasing to 503 at the 2011 Census 2 For the purposes of local government the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk 3 The village is a prime example of a linear village being strung out along the B1077 road between Diss and Attleborough for around 2 km 1 25m It is home to the Fighting Cocks public house All Saints Church of England Primary School and St Mary s church Until the early 1990s it had a small Royal Mail Post Office and shop There is still a red post box at the site of the old Post Office with regular collections Farming is the primary local business with several dairy arable and pig farms in the surrounding area citation needed Henry VIII is known to have visited the area There was a large oak tree in the village at that time that was standing until the late 20th century citation needed History EditThe place name Winfarthing is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it appears as Wineferthinc The name means Wina s quarter part The name of the former English coin the farthing has a similar origin meaning the fourth part of a penny 4 The parish of Winfarthing was a demesne of the King until c 1189 in the reign of Henry II when it was sold off to a private land owner In 1600 there were 189 communicants and by 1739 there were 50 dwelling houses and about 260 inhabitants in total at which point the parish was valued for tax purposes at 924 154000 today 5 References Edit Ordnance Survey 1999 OS Explorer Map 230 Diss amp Harleston ISBN 0 319 21862 7 Civil Parish population 2011 Retrieved 5 September 2015 Office for National Statistics amp Norfolk County Council 2001 Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017 02 11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 December 2005 Eilert Ekwall The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place names p 523 Blomefield Francis c 1736 History of Norfolk Vol 1 London published 1805 1810 Winfarthing parish data South Norfolk Council Retrieved 20 June 2009 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Winfarthing Diss Express village s local newspaper website Map sources for Winfarthing Information from Genuki Norfolk on Winfarthing 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 Winfarthing amp oldid 1125359845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
