Aldborough, Norfolk
Aldborough is a village in the civil parish of Aldborough and Thurgarton (together with Thurgarton), in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about eight miles (13 km) south of Cromer.
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 Saint Mary Parish Church | |
  Aldborough Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
| Population | 578 (civil parish, 2011 census) |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG183343 |
| • London | 133 miles |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR11 |
| Dialling code | 01263 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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The name “Aldborough” derives from the Old English ald (old) and burh (fortification).[1]
The civil parish has an area of 7.15 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 567 in 259 households, the population increasing to 578 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the area of the district of North Norfolk.[3]
References
- Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 22. ISBN 0389201545. OCLC 6964610.
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
External links
- Aldborough, Norfolk village website
- Aldborough watermill history
- Aldborough in the Domesday Book
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