Witton, North Norfolk Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.8284°N 1.4721°W
Os Grid Reference:TG340313
Official Name:Witton
Population:318
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Area Total Km2:9.77
Static Image Name:Witton church.jpg
Static Image Caption:A view of Witton Church
Region:East of England
Civil Parish:Witton
Postcode District:NR28
Postcode Area:NR
Post Town:NORTH WALSHAM

Witton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located 8km (05miles) east of the town of North Walsham and 30km (20miles) north of the city of Norwich. It should not be confused with the quite different Norfolk village of similar name in the parish of Postwick with Witton, some 8km (05miles) east of Norwich.[2]

The villages name means 'wood farm/settlement'.[3]

The civil parish (officially known as Witton) also includes the village of Ridlington and has an area of 9.77km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 298 in 134 households, increasing to a population of 318 in 141 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[4]

The parish church has a round tower,[5] making it one of the many round-towered churches in Norfolk and Suffolk.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 15 August 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East.
  3. Web site: Key to English Place-names.
  4. http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001)
  5. Web site: St Margaret, Witton (Witton by Walsham). Norfolk Churches. 29 April 2016.