Aldeby

Aldeby
Welcome to Aldeby
Aldeby Location within Norfolk
Area	12.61 km2 (4.87 sq mi)
Population	420 (2011)
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM450933
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BECCLES
Postcode district	NR34
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°28′58″N 1°36′27″E / 52.482719°N 1.607606°E / 52.482719; 1.607606Coordinates: 52°28′58″N 1°36′27″E / 52.482719°N 1.607606°E / 52.482719; 1.607606

Aldeby is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is bounded to the south by the River Waveney, on the other side of which is Suffolk. The village is about five miles (8 km) by road from Beccles.

The name Aldeby derives from the Old Norse word meaning 'old fortification'. The civil parish has an area of 12.61 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 437 in 175 household, falling to a population of 422 in 180 households at the 2011 Census.^[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the area of the district of South Norfolk.^[1]

Old Apple Orchard, Three Gates Farm

Aldeby is well known for its fishing pits and also historically for the apple factory (Waveney Apple Growers Ltd) based on Common Road that closed in the late 1990s. It also once had its own Aldeby railway station.^{[citation needed]}

St Mary's Parish Church, Aldeby

Aldeby is mentioned in the Domesday Book and was part of Clavering hundred. Aldeby Priory was located here.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

• ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Aldeby

External links[]

• Media related to Aldeby at Wikimedia Commons
• Parish Council
• Aldeby in the Domesday Book

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