Wiveton

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Wiveton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the west bank of the River Glaven, 3 km inland from the coast and directly across the river from the village of Cley next the Sea. The larger village of Blakeney is 2 km to the west, the town of Cromer is 20 km to the east, and the city of Norwich is 40 km to the south-east.^[1]

Until the 17th century, the River Glaven was navigable and Wiveton was a port. The outline of the former harbour can still be seen in the fields between Wiveton and Cley.^[2]

The civil parish has an area of 4.25 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 158 in 74 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.^[3]

Wiveton was in the national news in 1779 when James Hackman, its newly-appointed Rector, was hanged for the murder of Martha Ray, mistress of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (the man credited with inventing the sandwich).^[1]

[edit] References

• ^  Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21887-2.
• ^  NorfolkChurches.co.uk. Wiveton. Retrieved December 19, 2005.
• ^  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

• Map sources for Wiveton.
• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Wiveton.
• NorfolkCoast.co.uk on Wiveton.

Coordinates: 52.78304° N 1.02644° E

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