Hevingham

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Coordinates: 52°44′38″N 1°15′46″E / 52.74382°N 1.26291°E

Hevingham
St Botolph, Hevingham
Hevingham Hevingham shown within Norfolk
Area	11.66 km² (4.50 sq mi)
Population	1,150
- Density	99 /km² (260 /sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG203212
Civil parish	Hevingham
District	Broadland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR10
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk

Hevingham is a Norfolk village and civil parish situated between the A140 road Norwich to Cromer road and the B1149 road Norwich to Holt road. It is 7 miles (11 km) north from the city of Norwich and 4 miles (6.4 km) south from the market town of Aylsham.

Hevingham parish covers a wide area—11.66 square kilometres (4.50 sq mi). The village has grown slightly since the 1891 census (which showed a population of 760) to its current level of 1,150 in 452 households as shown in 2001 census.^[1]

The village today

Amenities in the village include two public houses, The Fox and The Marsham Arms. 0n 11 July 2010 The Marsham Arms suffered a serious fire which resulted in its closure.^[2] After restoration the pub re-opened in May 2011.,^[3] St Botolph's church (built in 1654), a village hall (built in 2000) where various events are held, and a school (built in 1875) with a capacity of 100 students (currently 98 enrolled). The main industries in the village are forestry and farming.

Notable people

Victoria Williamson, track cyclist^[4]

Notes

↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Retrieved December 2, 2005.
↑ Marsham Arms fire Retrieved 18 October 2010
↑ News report Retrieved 3 August 2011
↑ Bailey, Michael (4 October 2011). "What a year for Norfolk’s British Cycling track starlet Victoria Williamson". Norwich Evening News. Archant Community Media Limited. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

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v t e Civil parishes of Broadland

Acle Alderford Attlebridge Aylsham Beeston St Andrew Beighton Belaugh Blickling Blofield Booton Brampton Brandiston Brundall Burgh and Tuttington Buxton with Lammas Cantley Cawston Coltishall Crostwick Drayton Felthorpe Foulsham Freethorpe Frettenham Great and Little Plumstead Great Witchingham Guestwick Hainford Halvergate Haveringland Hellesdon Hemblington Hevingham Heydon Honingham Horsford Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith Horstead with Stanninghall Lingwood and Burlingham Little Witchingham Marsham Morton on the Hill Old Catton Oulton Postwick with Witton Rackheath Reedham Reepham Ringland Salhouse Salle South Walsham Spixworth Sprowston Stratton Strawless Strumpshaw Swannington Taverham Themelthorpe Thorpe St Andrew Upton with Fishley Weston Longville Woodbastwick Wood Dalling Wroxham

See also Breckland Great Yarmouth King's Lynn and West Norfolk North Norfolk South Norfolk

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