Weston Longville Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.7°N 1.125°W
Os Grid Reference:TG112159
Official Name:Weston Longville
Population:339
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Area Total Km2:11.24
Static Image Name:Inside Weston Longville church.jpg
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:Inside All Saints church
Shire District:Broadland
Shire County:Norfolk
Region:East of England
Civil Parish:Weston Longville
Constituency Westminster:Broadland
Postcode District:NR9
Postcode Area:NR
Post Town:NORWICH

Weston Longville is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximately 8miles north-west of Norwich. Its name is derived from the Manor of Longaville in Normandy, France, which owned the local land in the 12th century.It covers an area of 11.24km2 and had a population of 303 in 127 households at the 2001 census,[2] increasing to a population of 339 in 144 households at the 2011 Census.For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland.

History

The villages name means 'West farm/settlement'. 'Longville' after Longueville-sur-Scie, Normandy.[3]

The Domesday book recorded that this manor was under the ownership of the Bishop of Bayeux.

The village was home to the 18th-century clergyman and diarists, James Woodforde and his niece Anna Maria Woodforde.[4] The village pub is named for James.[5] He has a reputation as a man with a fondness for food which comes from the much edited published versions of his diaries; the originals provide a rich and unique insight into 18th-century rural English life. A complete and unabridged edition of his diary has been published in 17 volumes.[6]

A World War II airfield located in the parish is now a turkey farm. Weston Hall and Park, also in the parish, have a golf course and a tourist attraction, the Dinosaur Adventure Park.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 15 August 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. 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
  3. Web site: Key to English Place-Names - Weston Longville . 2023-10-29.
  4. Woodforde, James (1740–1803), diarist and Church of England clergyman. 2004. en. 10.1093/ref:odnb/38150. 2019-03-19.
  5. Web site: The Parson Woodforde Society Introduction. www.parsonwoodforde.org.uk. 2019-03-19.
  6. https://www.parsonwoodforde.org.uk/publications.htm#DiaryPWS "The Diary: Parson Woodforde Society publications." The Parson Woodforde Society.