Mulbarton, Norfolk

Mulbarton
Mulbarton
Mulbarton shown within Norfolk
Area 5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Population 3,521 (2011)
• Density 659/km2 (1,710/sq mi)
OS grid reference TG187003
Civil parish
  • Mulbarton
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Norwich
Postcode district NR14
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England

Mulbarton is a village and civil parish located south of Norwich in the English county of Norfolk.[1] It covers an area of 5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi).[2]

The population at the 2001 census was 2,827,[3] increasing to 3,521 at the 2011 census.[4]

Facilities include two schools (Mulbarton Infant School and Mulbarton Junior School), an Adnams' public house, The World's End, a social club, two convenience stores (One Stop and Co-op), a church, a fish-and-chip shop, a Chinese takeaway, and an MOT and vehicle repair centre. There is a regular bus service to Norwich. In the centre of the village is a large common, with a pond where many ducks live.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north west to Ketteringham with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 5,121.[5]

Notable people

  • Maurice Norman, the former Norwich City, Tottenham Hotspur and England footballer, was born in Mulbarton.[6]
  • Matthew Turner, retired DJ & producer and now evangelical naturist
  • Al Bowen, drummer and postman

References

  1. ↑ "Norfolk Heritage and Explorations - Mulbarton". Web.archive.org. 2010-11-21. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  2. ↑ "Mulbarton parish information". South Norfolk Council. 17 April 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. ↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council. "2001 Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes". Norfolk.gov.uk. Archived from the original (XLS) on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  4. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Maurice Norman". Englandstats. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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