Mulbarton, Norfolk

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]

Mulbarton

Mary Magdalen Church
Mulbarton
Location within Norfolk
Area5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Population3,521 (2011)
• Density659/km2 (1,710/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG187003
Civil parish
  • Mulbarton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR14
Dialling code01508
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

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

Facilities include one school (Mulbarton Primary 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]

Sport

The village also has its own non league football club, Mulbarton Wanderers F.C. who currently play in the Eastern Counties Football League at the Mulberry Park ground.[6]

Notable people
  • Maurice Norman, the former Norwich City, Tottenham Hotspur and England footballer, was born in Mulbarton.[7]

References
  1. "Norfolk Heritage and Explorations - Mulbarton". Web.archive.org. 21 November 2010. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  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 11 February 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  4. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  6. Thurlow Nunn League: Mulbarton Wanderers – Thurlow Nunn League, accessdate: January 26, 2020
  7. "Maurice Norman". Englandstats. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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