Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall
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| Ashwellthorpe | |
  Ashwellthorpe shown within Norfolk |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 6 km south-east of Wymondham and 20 km south-west of Norwich. The parish includes the villages of Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall, which lie about 1 km apart, although rather further by road.
The civil parish has an area of 9.74 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 756 in 301 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk. Fundenhall was a separate parish until it was annexed by Ashwellthorpe in 1935. The combined parish was known as Ashwellthorpe until 2003, when it adopted its current name.
[edit] Railway
Ashwellthorpe had a railway station on the Forncett to Wymondham line; it closed in 1939.
[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.
- ^ Visions of Britain. Fundenhall CP/AP Norfolk through time. Retrieved November 4, 2005.
- ^ Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2004). Bulletin of Changes to Local Authority Areas and Names in England. Retrieved December 6, 2005.
[edit] External links
- Ashwellthorpe
- Map sources for Ashwellthorpe.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Ashwellthorpe.
- Fundenhall
- Map sources for Fundenhall.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Fundenhall.
- Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall
- Community website for Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall Local information on Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall.
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