Attlebridge

Attlebridge
Attlebridge
	St Andrew's church
	Attlebridge Location within Norfolk
Area	5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population	122 (2001); 223 (2011)
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG128168
Civil parish	Attlebridge;
District	Broadland;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR9
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°42′25″N 1°08′55″E / 52.70701°N 1.14851°E

Attlebridge is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Norwich, where the A1067 crosses the River Wensum.

The civil parish has an area of 5.27 square kilometres and in the 2001 census had a population of 122 in 50 households, increasing to a population of 223 in 96 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.^[2]

The mediaeval parish church of St Andrew is a grade II* listed building.^[3]

History

The village is named after Ætla and the nearby bridge he is credited with constructing.^[4] Between the 1880s and 1950s the settlement had its own Attlebridge railway station offering direct trains to Norwich and Kings Lynn. It was eventually closed as a cost-cutting measure by British Rail.

During World War II a nearby airfield, designated RAF Attlebridge, was used as an airfield for launching Allied aircraft missions against Axis targets in Europe.^[5]

References

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST ANDREW (1372661)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ Information from Broadland District Council on Attlebridge. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
^ Information about RAF Attlebridge airfield from ControlTowers.co.uk. Retrieved June 11, 2007.

External links

Media related to Attlebridge at Wikimedia Commons
Information from Genuki Norfolk on Attlebridge.
Information from Broadland District Council on Attlebridge.
Attlebridge in the Domesday Book

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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 July 2016.

[2] Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

[3] Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST ANDREW (1372661)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[4] Information from Broadland District Council on Attlebridge. Retrieved June 11, 2007.

[5] Information about RAF Attlebridge airfield from ControlTowers.co.uk. Retrieved June 11, 2007.

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