Colney

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Coordinates: 52°37′31″N 1°13′18″E / 52.625353°N 1.221714°E / 52.625353; 1.221714
Colney
Colney

 Colney shown within Norfolk
Area  3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi)
Population 124 
    - Density  32 /km2 (83 /sq mi)
OS grid reference TG181079
Civil parish Colney
District South Norfolk
Shire county Norfolk
Region East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR4
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
Colney St Andrew

Colney is a village in the western outskirts of Norwich in Norfolk, England. It is in the administrative district of South Norfolk. It covers an area of 3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi) and had a population of 124 in 35 households at the 2001 census.[1]

Its church, St Andrew, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

Colney is home to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, John Innes Centre and Institute of Food Research. It's also the location of Norwich City F.C.'s training ground.

The River Yare flows through it.

Notes

  1. "Colney parish information". South Norfolk Council. 4 January 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2009. 

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