Cranworth
Cranworth is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district[3] of mid-Norfolk, East Anglia, England, in the United Kingdom. It has an area of 20.63 km2 (7.97 sq mi) with an estimated population of 415 in 2007,[4] increasing to 419 taken at the 2011 Census.
| Cranworth | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Cranworth | |
  Cranworth Location within Norfolk | |
| Population | 440 (2001 census[1]) 419 (2011) [2] |
| OS grid reference | TF9831004660 |
| District |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Thetford |
| Postcode district | IP25 |
| Dialling code | 01362 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Cranworth village has a church, St. Marys[5] in the Benefice of Reymerston.[6]
The civil parish was created from the four previous ecclesiastical parishes of Cranworth, Letton, Southburgh and Woodrising by the County of Norfolk Review Order, 1935.
Notable residents
- Robert Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth was born in the village.
References
- | area_total_km2 = 20.63 Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- Visit Breckland Archived October 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Breckland Yearbook Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Norfolk churches
- Benefice of Reymerston
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