Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.4535°N 0.6895°W |
Official Name: | Santon |
Region: | East of England |
Postcode District: | IP27 |
Postcode Area: | IP |
Post Town: | BRANDON |
Static Image: | All Saints' church in Santon - geograph.org.uk - 1974510.jpg |
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Static Image Caption: | All Saints' church in Santon |
Santon is a depopulated village near Santon Downham, in the civil parish of Lynford, in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England.[1] [2] Moated earthworks and other remains of the medieval village are a scheduled monument.[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 24.[3] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Lynford.[4]
The villages name means 'Sandy farm/settlement'.[5]
The village church of All Saints' was rebuilt from ruins in the 17th century by Thomas Bancrofte, the sole parishioner at that time.[1]
The site is adjacent to the Forestry Commission's St Helen's picnic site.[6]