Bracon Ash
Bracon Ash | |
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![]() St Nicholas, Bracon Ash | |
![]() ![]() Bracon Ash Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
Population | 460 (2011) |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG182001 |
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District | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR14 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Bracon Ash is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England.
The villages name has evolved from 'Bracken'[1] as recorded by Christopher Saxton in 1574, with the later addition of 'ash-tree'.
According to the 2001 United Kingdom national census, the Bracon Ash and Hethel Parish covered an area of 9.84 km2 and had a population of 446 people, spread between 171 households.[1]. The population at the 2011 census had increased to 460.[2]
St Nicholas Church, with no tower, is Grade 1 listed,[3] like most other churches in South Norfolk, in the Domesday Book of 1086, with a church and a rectory.[4]
Centered around the Grade II listed war memorial[5] most of the amenities have been converted into housing including a Bakery, Post-Office, School.
The B1113 road runs through the village, which is about 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) south of the city of Norwich.
England's smallest official nature reserve Hethel Thorn is accessed from the west of the village.[6]
The children's play-park attracts visitors from the neighboring villages due to its excellent facilities and quiet location.[7]
Bracon Ash Common is a small area of woodland and ponds running adjacent to Mergate Lane.
References[]
- ^ elizabethjayne2015 (16 September 2016). "A unique collection of Historic Norfolk Maps: the Raymond Frostick Map Collection". Norfolk Record Office. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, Bracon Ash - 1050695 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Mulbarton Group | St Nicholas, Bracon Ash". mulbchurch.org.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Church of England parish map". hub.arcgis.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Hethel Old Thorn". www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Bracon Ash Park, Bracon Ash, Norfolk". freeparks.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Bracon%20Ash
External links[]
Media related to Bracon Ash at Wikimedia Commons
- South Norfolk
- Villages in Norfolk
- Civil parishes in Norfolk
- Norfolk geography stubs