Bracon Ash
| Bracon Ash | |
|---|---|
 St Nicholas, Bracon Ash | |
  Bracon Ash Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Population | 477 (2021) |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG182001 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR14 |
| Dialling code | 01508 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Bracon Ash is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of the English county of Norfolk. It is 4.4 miles (7.1 km) south-east of Wymondham and 5.8 miles (9.3 km) south-west of Norwich.
History
[edit]Bracon Ash's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.[1] In the Domesday Book, Bracon Ash is recorded as a settlement of 15 households in the hundred of Humbleyard. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Roger Bigod.[2]
Geography
[edit]England's smallest official nature reserve, Hethel Thorn, is to the west of the village.[3] Bracon Ash Common is a small area of woodland and ponds running adjacent to Mergate Lane.
According to the 2021 census, Bracon Ash Parish has a population of 477 people, which has increased slightly from the 460 people listed in the 2011 census.[4] Amenities within the village include a children's play-park.[5] The village sign
Church
[edit]The parish church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and dates from the 14th-century, with significant rebuilding and restoration in the 19th-centyrt. Within the churchyard is an 18th-century mausoleum, dedicated to the Berney family.[6] St. Nicholas' has been Grade I listed since 1959.[7]
Governance
[edit]Bracon Ash is part of the electoral ward of Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk. It is part of the South Norfolk parliamentary constituency.
References
[edit]- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved November 6, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TG1700/bracon-ash/
- ^ "Hethel Old Thorn". www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Bracon Ash (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Bracon Ash Park, Bracon Ash, Norfolk". freeparks.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, Bracon Ash - 1050695 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
External links
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