Swanton Abbott
Village in Norfolk, England
title: "Swanton Abbott" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["north-norfolk", "villages-in-norfolk", "civil-parishes-in-norfolk"] description: "Village in Norfolk, England" topic_path: "general/north-norfolk" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swanton_Abbott" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Norfolk, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| region | East of England |
| coordinates | |
| official_name | Swanton Abbott |
| shire_district | North Norfolk |
| shire_county | Norfolk |
| population | 565 |
| population_ref | (2011) |
| area_total_km2 | 4.76 |
| constituency_westminster | North Norfolk |
| post_town | NORWICH |
| postcode_district | NR10 |
| postcode_area | NR |
| dial_code | 01692 |
| os_grid_reference | TG264257 |
| :: |
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Swanton Abbott is a village and civil parish in the district of North Norfolk. It has an area of 4.76 km2 and a population of 565 at the 2011 Census (including Westwick). The village lies 4 mi south of North Walsham, 15 mi south of the seaside town of Cromer and 13.5 mi north by road from the centre of the city of Norwich, Norfolk's administrative centre.
The villages name means 'Herdsmen's farm/settlement'. The village was granted to the Abbot of St Benet Holme by King Cnut.
Amenities
It is served by St Michael's church in the ecclesiastical parish of Worstead. A Wesleyan Reform Union Chapel opened in 1856.
Swanton Abbott Community Primary School is a co-educational school for children from 4–11 years.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/St_Michael,_Swanton_Abbot,Norfolk-geograph.org.uk-_316224.jpg" caption="St Michael's, Swanton Abbot"] ::
Image:JollyFarmers.jpg|The Jolly Farmers pub in Swanton Abbott Image:WeaversArms.jpg|The former Weavers Arms public house in Swanton Abbott Image:WesleyanReforned.jpg|Wesleyan Reform Union Chapel in Swanton Abbott Image:SwantonAbbottPrimarySchool.jpg|Swanton Abbott primary school
References
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Swanton%20Abbot
References
- [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census 2001 population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-02-11)
- "Parish population 2011".
- [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/swantonabbot/swantonabbot.htm Norfolk churches]
- (23 May 2016). "East Anglia's last Wesleyan Reform Union chapel, in Swanton Abbott, invites you to celebrate and have tea". EDP.
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