Aldborough, Norfolk Explained

Official Name:Aldborough
Country:England
Region:East of England
Static Image Name:St Marys Aldborough.jpg
Static Image Caption:Saint Mary Parish Church
Os Grid Reference:TG183343
Coordinates:52.862°N 1.242°W
Post Town:NORWICH
Postcode Area:NR
Postcode District:NR11
Dial Code:01263
London Distance:133 miles

Aldborough is a village and former civil parish in the North Norfolk district of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about 8miles south of Cromer. The parish was combined with Thurgarton in April 1935 and the two villages are now both in the parish of Aldborough and Thurgarton.[1] On 1 January 2001, the new parish was renamed to "Aldborough & Thurgarton".[2] The combined parish had a population of 567 in 259 households at the 2001 Census, increasing to 578 at the 2011 Census.[3] [4]

The name "Aldborough" derives from the Old English ald (old) and burh (fortification).[5] At the 1931 census the former civil parish of had a population of 302.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Relationships and Changes Aldborough CP/AP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 7 February 2023.
  2. Web site: North Walsham Registration District. UKBMD. 7 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 31 August 2015.
  4. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  5. Book: Field, John. Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. 1980. David & Charles. 0389201545. Newton Abbot, Devon. 6964610. 22.
  6. Web site: Population statistics Aldborough CP/AP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 7 February 2023.

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