Alby with Thwaite
| Alby with Thwaite | |
|---|---|
 All Saints’ Parish Church, Thwaite | |
 St. Ethelbert's, Alby | |
  Alby with Thwaite Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi) |
| Population | 245 (parish, 2011 census) |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG196340 |
| • London | 132 miles |
| Civil parish |
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| 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 | |
Alby with Thwaite is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The parish straddles the A140 road around 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Cromer and 19 miles (31 km) north of Norwich. It includes the settlements of Alby and Thwaite.
Geography
[edit]Alby with Thwaite has an area of 5.81 square kilometres (2.24 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 223 in 86 households, the population increasing to 245 at the 2011 Census.[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[2]
The church at the hamlet of Thwaite All Saints,[3] is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. Other features of interest are the 1624 pulpit and the 1824 Sunday school room situated north of the chancel.[4] The novelist Gertrude Fenton lived at the White House in All Saints’ Thwaite with her husband Arthur in the 1870s.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "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 2 December 2005.
- ^ Newby, Pat. "William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1883". Norfolk: Thwaite All Saints. Newby. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ Betjeman, John, ed. (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches; the South. London: Collins; p. 320
- ^ Fenton, Gertrude. "1871 National Census for Untited Kingdom". national Archives.
External links
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Media related to Alby with Thwaite at Wikimedia Commons
- A vision of Alby with Thwaite
- Thwaite All Saints on the European Round Tower Churches website
- Alby in the Domesday Book
- Thwaite in the Domesday Book
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