Frettenham
Frettenham | |
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![]() The village sign, incorporating a millstone from Frettenham Mill | |
![]() ![]() Frettenham Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
Population | 740 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 117/km2 (300/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG246174 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Norwich |
Postcode district | NR12 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Frettenham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Known in the Domesday Book as 'Fretham', Frettenham is located six miles north-east of Norwich, surrounded by countryside. The village is well known for its rich farmland.[2] It covers an area of 6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi) and had a population of 727 in 288 households at the 2001 census,[3] increasing slightly to a population of 740 in 307 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland.
The villages name means 'Fraeta's homestead/village'.
The parish church of St Swithin dates from the 14th century; the chancel was rebuilt in 1869 by the architect Richard Phipson.[4]
![St Swithin's church](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/St_Swithin%2C_Frettenham%2C_Norfolk_-_geograph.org.uk_-_318936.jpg/300px-St_Swithin%2C_Frettenham%2C_Norfolk_-_geograph.org.uk_-_318936.jpg)
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Broadland and District Council- Frettenham Archived June 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Swithin (1372955)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Frettenham
External links[]
Media related to Frettenham at Wikimedia Commons
- Broadland
- Villages in Norfolk
- Civil parishes in Norfolk
- Norfolk geography stubs