Aylmerton

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Village of Aylmerton

In North Norfolk
Shown within Norfolk
In the United Kingdom

Geography
Status:	Village
Government Region:	East of England
Administrative County:	Norfolk
Local Administration:	North Norfolk District Council
Admin. HQ:	NNDC Cromer
Grid reference:	TG 18 40
ONS code:	33UF005
N.C.C. Code:	1005
Area (Hectares):	686
Demographics
Population:	435(2001 census)
Ethnicity:	No Figures
Politics
MP elected in the UK general election, 2005:	Norman Lamb
Party:	Libaral Democrate
Post Office and Telephone
Postcode:	NR 11
Dialling Code:	01263
Communications
Railway:	Bittern line,at Roughton Road station
Bus:	Information to follow
Road:	Situated on south of the A148, turn south at Roman Camp Public House

Aylmerton is a village in the county of Norfolk. It is in the area of North Norfolk and lies 2.2 miles south of the North Sea, 3.2 miles south-west of Cromer and 7.5 miles west of Holt. The parish is bordered by the parishes of Beeston Regis and Runton to the North, West beckham to the West, Felbrigg to the East and Gresham and Sustead to the South. The village is ¾ miles south of the A148 King’s Lynn to Cromer road. The nearest railway station is either Cromer at 2.9 miles or Roughton Road at 4.1 miles. The civil parish has an area of 686 hectares (6.86 square kilometres) and in the 2001 census the population was 435 in 178 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish is in North Norfolk.^[1] whose headquarters are in Cromer.

1 The Felbrigg Estate
2 The Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist
3 Stone Cross
4 See Also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] The Felbrigg Estate

The Felbrigg estate owned by the National Trust is close to the village lying to the east. The Felbrigg estate covers some 1760 acres of parkland and mixed woodland. The dominant feature is the 520 acre Great Wood which shelters the house. The estate has particular significance through the connections with Nathaniel Kent and Humphry Repton, both of whom were involved at Felbrigg in the early stages of their careers. There is a Lake, which is invisible from the Hall, was created in the mid-18th century by damming the Scarrow Beck. A pleasant and attractive feature, the Lake encourages a wide range bio-diversity. To the west and north, pasture woodland merges into the Great Wood. Local residents continue to enjoy access to the network of footpaths, many being old rights of way, which run through grassland, woodland pasture and woods. Especially popular is the well known “Lions Mouth”, a very pretty beauty spot which can be reached from the main road (A148) and is particularly popular with walkers and ramblers. Particular care is taken with veteran trees, and there is a programme for gradual replacement of small 20th century soft wood plantations by hardwoods, notably sweet chestnut, beech and oak, which have long grown here.

Aylmerton Parish Church

[edit] The Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist

The parish church is called St John the Baptist and is a 15th century building. It has a round flint tower, thought to be over 700 years old. The church stands above the village on the side of a small hillside. You can enter the priest’s room, which is over the porch via the original ironbound door in the nave. The chancel windows date from the middle of the 14th century, and there are some beautiful carvings, a traceried screen dating 1500 and four elaborate bench ends with poppy heads which were carved over 400 years ago. There are the remains of a transcept on the north side of the church, reduced when the nave was rebuilt.

[edit] Stone Cross

One mile south of village on Church road at a small junction of the Lower Gresham to Metton lane there is an ancient cross which has been restored. Aylmerton wayside Cross (TG181388) is on the parish boundary with Gresham, that was said to be a guide to Walsingham. Three roads meet here, and a rough track heading westwards is said to have been part of the pilgrim's way heading to the holy shrines to be found there.