Official Name: | Stibbard |
Country: | England |
Region: | East of England |
Shire District: | North Norfolk |
Shire County: | Norfolk |
Civil Parish: | Stibbard |
Static Image: | All Saints Stibbard.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 250px |
Static Image Caption: | All Saints' Parish Church, Stibbard |
Population: | 346 |
Population Ref: | (parish, 2011 census) |
Area Total Km2: | 7.30 |
Os Grid Reference: | TF981282 |
Coordinates: | 52.81°N 0.93°W |
Post Town: | FAKENHAM |
Postcode Area: | NR |
Postcode District: | NR21 |
Dial Code: | 01328 |
Constituency Westminster: | Broadland |
Stibbard is a village[1] and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is south-west of Cromer, north-west of Norwich and 120miles north-east of London. The village lies south-east of the nearby town of Fakenham. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.
The villages name origin is uncertain. The name exists in a variety of spellings suggesting 'border path', 'stone border' and 'stone bridge'.
It covers an area of 7.3km2 and had a population of 365 in 149 households at the 2001 census,[2] the population falling to 346 at the 2011 Census.[3] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.
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