Aldeby
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Aldeby | |
Aldeby shown within Norfolk |
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Shire county | Norfolk |
Region | East |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
European Parliament | East of England |
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk |
Aldeby is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is bounded to the south by the River Waveney, on the other side of which is Suffolk. The village is about five miles (8 km) by road from Beccles.
The civil parish has an area of 12.61 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 437 in 175 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the area of the district of South Norfolk.
Aldeby is well known for it's fishing pits and also historically for the Apple Factory based on Common Rd that closed in the late 90's. It also once had its own Aldeby railway station.
[edit] References
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.