North Tuddenham Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.6863°N 1.0148°W
Os Grid Reference:TG038141
Official Name:North Tuddenham
Population:335
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Area Total Km2:9.41
Static Image:St Mary the Virgin, North Tuddenham, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 308315.jpg
Static Image Width:140px
Static Image Caption:St Mary the Virgin church, North Tuddenham
Region:East of England
Civil Parish:North Tuddenham
Postcode District:NR20
Postcode Area:NR
Post Town:Dereham

North Tuddenham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, North Tuddenham is 3miles east of East Dereham, and is close to the A47 road.

The parish church is dedicated to St Mary.[2]

The villages name means 'Tuda's homestead/village'.

It covers an area of 9.41km2 and had a population of 305 in 121 households at the 2001 census,[3] increasing to a population of 335 in 138 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the Upper Wensum Ward of Breckland District Council and the Elmham and Mattishall Division of Norfolk County Council.

RAF Tuddenham is nearby: in 1944, a USAF B24 bomber plane on a training mission crashed at North Tuddenham, killing the eight crew members. A memorial plaque is in St Mary's church. [4] The incident is also commemorated in a village flag, designed by a local school student, Esme Okan, in 2021. [5]

References

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/North%20Tuddenham

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 9 August 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/t/tuddenham_north/ GENUKI
  3. http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes
  4. Web site: St Mary, North Tuddenham . American Air Museum . 21 August 2021.
  5. Web site: Flag designed by eight-year-old to fly over village . Eastern Daily Press . 21 August 2021.