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| Ashmanhaugh | |
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 Ashmanhaugh St Swithin's Church | |
  Ashmanhaugh Location within
Norfolk | |
| Area | 4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population | 189 {2011} |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG310208 |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR12 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Ashmanhaugh is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 20 km north east of Norwich. See Inside the churches of St Swithins here & Beeston St Lawrence here. Apart from Ashmanhaugh village itself, the parish also includes Beeston St Lawrence, which was a separate parish until 1935.
The village name derives from 'Sailor's/pirate's enclosure' or perhaps, 'Aescmann's enclosure'.
The civil parish has an area of 4.82 square kilometres and in the 2001 census had a population of 197 in 74 households, the population falling to 189 at the 2011 census. [1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. [1] [2]
The churches of Ashmanhaugh St Swithin and Beeston St Lawrence are two of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
St. Swithin's Church holds a plaque commemorating Ashmanhaugh's war dead from the First World War which are listed as:
- Lance-Sergeant George Townshend (1895–1916), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Ronald S. Bird (1894–1917), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private George Riches (1887–1918), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private H. William Riches (1883–1916), 12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Vision of Britain. Ashmanhaugh CP/AP Norfolk through time. Retrieved 4 December 2005.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Ashmanhaugh
- Ashmanhaugh St Swithin's on the European Round Tower Churches Website
- Beeston St Lawrence's on the European Round Tower Churches Website
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Ashmanhaugh.
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| Ashmanhaugh | |
|---|---|
|
Ashmanhaugh St Swithin's Church | |
Ashmanhaugh Location within
Norfolk | |
| Area | 4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
| Population | 189 {2011} |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG310208 |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR12 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Ashmanhaugh is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 20 km north east of Norwich. See Inside the churches of St Swithins here & Beeston St Lawrence here. Apart from Ashmanhaugh village itself, the parish also includes Beeston St Lawrence, which was a separate parish until 1935.
The village name derives from 'Sailor's/pirate's enclosure' or perhaps, 'Aescmann's enclosure'.
The civil parish has an area of 4.82 square kilometres and in the 2001 census had a population of 197 in 74 households, the population falling to 189 at the 2011 census. [1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. [1] [2]
The churches of Ashmanhaugh St Swithin and Beeston St Lawrence are two of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
St. Swithin's Church holds a plaque commemorating Ashmanhaugh's war dead from the First World War which are listed as:
- Lance-Sergeant George Townshend (1895–1916), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Ronald S. Bird (1894–1917), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private George Riches (1887–1918), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private H. William Riches (1883–1916), 12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Vision of Britain. Ashmanhaugh CP/AP Norfolk through time. Retrieved 4 December 2005.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Ashmanhaugh
- Ashmanhaugh St Swithin's on the European Round Tower Churches Website
- Beeston St Lawrence's on the European Round Tower Churches Website
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Ashmanhaugh.
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