Tatterford

Tatterford
Tatterford
	; The Village sign Tatterford, Norfolk
	Tatterford Location within Norfolk
Area	11.38 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population	902 (2001 census)
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF890270
• London	112 miles (180 km)
Civil parish	Tattersett CP;
District	North Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FAKENHAM
Postcode district	NR21
Dialling code	01485
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk;
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°49′13″N 0°46′07″E / 52.82019°N 0.7687°ECoordinates: 52°49′13″N 0°46′07″E / 52.82019°N 0.7687°E

Tatterford is a village within the civil parish of Tattersett in the English county of Norfolk.^[2] The village is 4.8 miles south west of the town of Fakenham, 30.3 miles north west of Norwich and 112 miles north north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The parish had in 2001 census, a population of 902. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. It is in the civil parish of Tattersett.

History[]

The villages name means 'Tathere's ford'.

Tatterford has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086.^[3] In the great book Tatterford is recorded by the names Taterforda, the main landholder being Humphrey de Bohun. The survey also mentions that there were two mills.

The parish church of Saint Margaret[]

The parish church of Saint Margaret was built by William Lightly in 1862 as a chapel of ease to the parish church of All Saints at Tattersett. The church was built on the site of an earlier church from the Norman period. The churches east window was designed by Moira Forsyth and was installed in 1951.

Notable people[]

David Hand - Archbishop of Papua New Guinea

References[]

^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ OS Explorer Map 24 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21726-4.
^ The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde, Norfolk page 195, Tatterford, ISBN 1-85833-440-3

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

External links[]

Media related to Tatterford at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.

[2] OS Explorer Map 24 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21726-4.

[3] The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde, Norfolk page 195, Tatterford, ISBN 1-85833-440-3

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Tatterford
The Village sign Tatterford, Norfolk
Tatterford Location within Norfolk
Area	11.38 km² (4.39 sq mi)
Population	902 (2001 census^[1])
• Density	79/km² (200/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF890270
• London	112 miles (180 km)
Civil parish	Tattersett CP
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FAKENHAM
Postcode district	NR21
Dialling code	01485

Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England

UK Parliament	North Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°49′13″N 0°46′07″E / 52.82019°N 0.7687°E / 52.82019; 0.7687Coordinates: 52°49′13″N 0°46′07″E / 52.82019°N 0.7687°E / 52.82019; 0.7687