Aldborough, Norfolk
Aldborough | |
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Saint Mary Parish Church | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
Population | 578 (civil parish, 2011 census) |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG183343 |
• London | 133 miles |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR11 |
Dialling code | 01263 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Aldborough is a village in the civil parish of Aldborough and Thurgarton (together with Thurgarton), in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about eight miles (13 km) south of Cromer.
The name “Aldborough” derives from the Old English ald (old) and burh (fortification).[1]
The civil parish has an area of 7.15 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 567 in 259 households, the population increasing to 578 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the area of the district of North Norfolk.[3]
References
- ^ Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 22. ISBN 0389201545. OCLC 6964610.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
External links
- Media related to Aldborough, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons
- Aldborough, Norfolk village website
- Aldborough watermill history
- Aldborough in the Domesday Book