Whinburgh and Westfield

Whinburgh and Westfield
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<The road to Whinburgh from Garvestone, the B1135 or Dereham Road>
Whinburgh and Westfield
 Whinburgh and Westfield shown within Norfolk
Area  7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Population 342 (2011 census)
    density  45/km2 (120/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG008092
Civil parishWhinburgh and Westfield
DistrictBreckland
Shire countyNorfolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DEREHAM
Postcode district NR19
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°38′38″N 0°58′04″E / 52.64379°N 0.96783°E / 52.64379; 0.96783

The road to Whinburgh from Garvestone, the B1135 or Dereham Road
Total population supplied by neighborhood statistics and vision of Britain

Whinburgh and Westfield is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi) and had a population of 307 in 134 households at the 2001 census.[1] 10 years later it had a population of <342> according to the 2011 census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland. The civil parish is located south of the nearby town Dereham.

In the 1870s, Whinburgh was described as: Acres, 1,241. Real property, £2,090. Pop., 220. Houses, 49. The manor belongs to Mrs. Grigson.

Acres, 1,241. Real property, £2,090. Pop., 220. Houses, 49. The manor belongs to Mrs. Grigson.[3]

Notes

  1. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. "<Placename> (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics" as the Title". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. Bartholomew, John (1887). Gazetteer of the British Isles (1st ed.). Edinburgh: Bartholomew.

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