Snetterton
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Coordinates: 52°28′51″N 0°56′09″E / 52.4808°N 0.9357°E
| Snetterton | |
 All Saints, Snetterton |
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 Snetterton
Snetterton shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 28.03 km2 (10.82 sq mi) |
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| Population | 202 (2001 census) |
| - Density | 7 /km2 (18 /sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TL994910 |
| Civil parish | Snetterton |
| District | Breckland |
| 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 | |
Snetterton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located some 20 km (12 mi) north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km (19 mi) south-west of the city of Norwich.
Snetterton is perhaps best known for the Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, named after the village and located partly in Snetterton and partly in the adjoining civil parish of Quidenham.[1]
Snetterton civil parish has an area of 8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 202 in 74 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 237 - Norwich. ISBN 0-319-21868-6.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
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