Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.8001°N 1.0974°W |
Os Grid Reference: | TG089270 |
Official Name: | Wood Dalling |
Population: | 209 |
Population Ref: | (2011)[1] |
Area Total Km2: | 9.89 |
Region: | East of England |
Civil Parish: | Wood Dalling |
Postcode District: | NR11 |
Postcode Area: | NR |
Post Town: | NORWICH |
Dial Code: | 01263 |
Static Image Name: | St Andrew, Wood Dalling, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 321187.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Church of St Andrew, Wood Dalling |
Wood Dalling is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is located 8miles south of Holt and 3miles north of Reepham, the nearest market towns.
The village's name means 'Dalla's people'; the use of 'Wood' distinguishes it from nearby Field Dalling.[2]
Two places in the parish are mentioned in the Domesday Book: Dalling and Tyby.
The civil parish has an area of 3.82mi2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 181 in 78 households, increasing to 209 in 91 households by the 2011 census.
Adjacent parishes include Guestwick, Heydon, Salle and Thurning
For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.[3] The parish includes the hamlets of Norton Corner and Tyby.
The parish formed part of the hundred of Eynesford. Today, the parish forms part of the ward of Eynesford, which returns a councillor to Broadland District Council.[4]
Wood Dalling lies within the constituency of North Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Duncan Baker MP of the Conservative Party. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.
There is a village hall, with a post office at Norton Corner.[5]
The Wood Dalling Cycle Loop is a waymarked circular cycle trail along lanes around the parish and its immediate environs.[6]