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Westwick, Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°47′28″N 1°22′41″E / 52.791033°N 1.378098°E / 52.791033; 1.378098
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Westwick
Westwick is located in Norfolk
Westwick
Westwick
Location within Norfolk
Area4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG278268
Civil parish
  • Westwick
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR10
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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Norfolk
52°47′28″N 1°22′41″E / 52.791033°N 1.378098°E / 52.791033; 1.378098

Westwick is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated to the south of North Walsham. It covers an area of 4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi) and had a population of 53 in 29 households at the 2001 census.[1] The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census and was included in the civil parish of Swanton Abbott. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.

The villages name means 'West specialised farm'.[2]

Westwick House was built in 1704 for John Berney and later passed (through marriage) to the Petres family. It is now owned by the Alexander family who own the entire estate. They have done so for 74 years.

Westwick House

Notes

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  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. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
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Media related to Westwick, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons

"Memories of Westwick" by Barbara Eldred