Forncett
Coordinates: 52°29′26″N 1°11′18″E / 52.49059°N 1.18836°E
| Forncett | |
 St Mary's Church, Forncett St Mary |
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 Forncett
Forncett shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
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| Population | 1,000 |
| - Density | 93 /km2 (240 /sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM165928 |
| Civil parish | Forncett |
| District | South Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR16 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Forncett is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi) and had a population of 1,000 in 381 households as of the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk.
It includes the villages of Forncett St Peter, Forncett St Mary and Forncett End.
[edit] Forncett Industrial Steam Museum
The Forncett Industrial Steam Museum houses a collection of large stationary steam engines which are occasionally demonstrated to the public.
Included in the collection is a 150 hp Vickers Armstrong cross-compound pumping engine originally used to open Tower Bridge in London. It was the 'third' steam engine, installed as a wartime precaution against air-raid damage, and was removed to Forncett in 1974.[2] The two original engines remain on display at Tower Bridge.
Other exhibits include a Gimson and Company beam engine, and examples of Corliss engines, vertical engines and Woolf compound engines.
[edit] References
- ^ "Forncett parish information". South Norfolk Council. 1 November 2006. http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/Forncett_parish.asp. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "The Tower Bridge engine". Forncett Industrial Steam Museum. http://oldenginehouse.users.btopenworld.com/towerb.htm. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
[edit] External links
Media related to Forncett at Wikimedia Commons
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