Cranwich
| Cranwich | |
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 Cranwich St Mary | |
  Cranwich Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TL781947 |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | THETFORD |
| Postcode district | IP26 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Cranwich is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north west of Mundford. It covers an area of 7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi) and had a population of 60 in 24 households at the 2001 census.[1] The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census and was included in the civil parish of Ickburgh. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
The villages name means 'Crane/heron marshy meadow'.
Its church, St Mary's, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
The village is referenced in the film Lesbian Vampire Killers, but is renamed "Cragwich", but still remains in the general Norfolk area.
Notes[]
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Cranwich
External links[]
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