Quidenham
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Quidenham is a small rural village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated 10 miles (16 km) north-east of the town of Thetford and 24 miles (40 km) south-west of the city of Norwich.[1]
The civil parish has an area of 22.51 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 576 in 183 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.[2]
There is a local tradition that Queen Boadicea is buried in Quidenham. Quidenham Hall, the former seat of the Earls of Albemarle, is now a Carmelite nunnery and hospice for children.
The church of Quidenham St Andrew is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is partially located in Quidenham parish, albeit 2 miles (3 km) to the north-west of the village. Eccles Road railway station, on the Breckland Line between Cambridge and Norwich, is a similar distance to the north of the village.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 230 - Diss & Harleston. ISBN 0-319-21862-7.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
[edit] External links
- Diss Express - village's local newspaper website
- Map sources for Quidenham.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Quidenham.
- 1854 description of Quidenham.
- 1883 description of Quidenham.
- Website with photos of Quidenham St Andrew, a round-tower church
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