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Swanton Abbott

Village in Norfolk, England

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

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.

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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