Alderford Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.7256°N 1.1435°W
Official Name:Alderford
Area Total Km2:1.80
Shire County:Norfolk
Region:East of England
Post Town:NORWICH
Postcode District:NR9
Postcode Area:NR
Os Grid Reference:TG123188
Static Image Name:St John the Baptist, Alderford, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 477766.jpg
Static Image Caption:St John the Baptist, Alderford

Alderford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about ten miles (16 km) north-west of Norwich.

The name 'Alderford' derives from the Old English meaning 'alder-tree ford'.

The civil parish has an area of 1.80 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 43 in 16 households. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Swannington. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the area of the district of Broadland.

War memorial

St John the Baptist Church holds a memorial to the following soldier who died during the Second World War:

References

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Alderford