| Ashwellthorpe | |
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Ashwellthorpe
Ashwellthorpe shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
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| Population | 756 |
| - Density | 78 /km2 (200 /sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM 151 974 |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR16 |
| Dialling code | 01508 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 6 km south-east of Wymondham and 20 km south-west of Norwich. The parish includes the villages of Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall, which lie about 1 km apart, although rather farther by road.[1]
The civil parish has an area of 9.74 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 756 in 301 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk. Fundenhall was a separate parish until it was annexed by Ashwellthorpe in 1935. The combined parish was known as Ashwellthorpe until 2003, when it adopted its current name.[2][3][4]
Ashwellthorpe had a railway station on the Forncett to Wymondham line; it closed in 1939.