Aldeby
| Aldeby | |
|---|---|
 Aldeby village sign | |
  Aldeby Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 12.61 km2 (4.87 sq mi) |
| Population | 420 (2011) |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM450933 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BECCLES |
| Postcode district | NR34 |
| Dialling code | 01502 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Aldeby is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is bounded to the south by the River Waveney, on the other side of which is Suffolk. The village is about 5 miles (8.0 km) by road from Beccles.
History
[edit]The name Aldeby derives from the Old Norse word meaning "old fortification". The civil parish has an area of 12.61 square kilometres (4.87 sq mi) and in 2001 had a population of 437 in 175 household, falling to a population of 422 in 180 households at the 2011 Census.[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the area of the district of South Norfolk.[2]
Aldeby is well known for its fishing pits and also historically for the apple factory (Waveney Apple Growers Ltd) based on Common Road that closed in the late 1990s. It also once had its own railway station.[citation needed]
Aldeby is mentioned in the Domesday Book and was part of Clavering hundred. Aldeby Priory was located here.[citation needed]
Between 1959 and 1968, the village was the location of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring bunker, to be used in the event of a nuclear attack. It remains mostly intact.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. 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 2 December 2005.
- ^ "Aldeby ROC Post – Subterranea Britannica". www.subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
External links
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Media related to Aldeby at Wikimedia Commons- Parish Council
- Aldeby in the Domesday Book
