Tatterford

Tatterford

The Village signTatterford., Norfolk
Tatterford
Tatterford shown 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
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town FAKENHAM
Postcode district NR21
Dialling code 01485
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament

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

Tatterford has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3] In the great book Tatterford is recorded by the names Taterforda. The main landholders 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

References

  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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