Narford

Narford
Narford
	St Mary the Virgin, Narford
	Narford Location within Norfolk
Area	9.70 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Population	41 UK census 2001
• Density	4/km2 (10/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF764138
District	Breckland;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KING'S LYNN
Postcode district	PE32
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Norfolk;
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°41′36″N 0°36′41″E / 52.693196°N 0.611269°E

Narford is situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 970 hectares (3.75 square miles). Narford village has all but disappeared, with a population of only 41,^[1] At the 2011 Census the population of the area remained less than 100 and is included in the Civil Parish of South Acre. The large 18th-century Narford Hall built by Andrew Fountaine, art collector and amateur architect exists.^[2]^[3] To the rear of the hall runs the river River Nar on its way from West Acre towards Narborough. Adjacent to the hall is St. Mary the Virgin church^[4] in the Benefice of Narborough and part of the Nar Valley Group of Parishes.

Andrew Fountaine (1918–1997) who was a founder member of the National Labour Party and deputy leader of the British National Front lived at Narford Hall. He retired from politics in 1981.^{[citation needed]} He was the uncle, by marriage, to Tony Martin who was convicted of killing a 16-year-old boy who broke into his house.^[5]

The village is on the Nar Valley Way path.

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Narford.^[6]

References

^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ The Amateur Architect in England 1650 to 1850
^ A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain
^ The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin
^ Guardian, Bleak world of the loner who killed
^ Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer

[1] Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.

[2] The Amateur Architect in England 1650 to 1850

[3] A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain

[4] The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin

[5] Guardian, Bleak world of the loner who killed

[6] Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer

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