Ringland, Norfolk

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Ringland
Ringland shown within Norfolk
Population	217 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	TG136139
Parish	Ringland
District	Broadland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR8
Dialling code	01603
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Mid Norfolk
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°41′N 1°10′E / 52.68, 1.16

Ringland is a rural village (population 217^[1]) in Norfolk, England, situated in the valley of the River Wensum, approximately 7 miles north-west of Norwich. Parts of the Wensum valley within Ringland parish constitute a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

The parish church of St Peter's has a 13th century tower and a 14th-15th century nave and chancel.

Some notably hilly terrain (Ringland Hills) lies within the parish to the east of the village and north of the Wensum. The hills are thought to be a glacial terminal moraine, much the same as Cromer ridge. The soil here is exremely sandy and full of smooth flint pebbles. Painter Alfred Munnings produced a work entitled Ponies on Ringland Hills.

The village has extensive common land: a lower area on the river Wensum and an upper area with the remains of a Beaker pit in the direction of Weston Longville.

The river was originally crossed by a wooden footbridge (and a ford for horse-drawn traffic). This was replaced in the 1920's with a concrete structure which remains today. Rare concrete 'tank traps' from World War Two still exist by the banks of the Wensum.

The village originally had two public houses, the King of Prussia and the Swan Inn. The King of Prussia was renamed to the Union Jack during World War One, and finally closed in the 1960s. The Swan remains to this day.