Weston Longville

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Coordinates: 52°42′00″N 1°07′30″E / 52.7°N 1.125°E

Weston Longville
Inside All Saints church
Weston Longville Weston Longville shown within Norfolk
Area	11.24 km² (4.34 sq mi)
Population	303
- Density	27 /km² (70 /sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG112159
Civil parish	Weston Longville
District	Broadland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR9
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk

Weston Longville is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Norwich. Its name is derived from the Manor of Longaville in Normandy, France, which owned the local land in the 12th century. It covers an area of 11.24 km² (4.34 sq mi) and had a population of 303 in 127 households as of the 2001 census.^[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland.

History

The Domesday book recorded that this manor was under the ownership of the Bishop of Bayeux.

In Weston Longville, Stigand held one berewick TRE of fifty acres of land and twenty acres of meadow. There have always been six bordars and half a plough although it is i the valuation of Snettisham.^[2]"

The village was home to the 18th century clergyman and diarist, Parson Woodforde, in whose honour the village pub is named . He has a reputation as a man with a fondness for food which comes from the much edited published versions of his diaries; the originals provide a rich and unique insight into 18th century rural English life.

A World War II airfield located in the parish is now a turkey farm. Weston Hall and Park, also in the parish, have a golf course and a tourist attraction, the Dinosaur Adventure Park.

Notes

↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
↑ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.1076

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External links

Broadland District Council tourism - page concerning Weston Longville.

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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