Kilverstone

Kilverstone

Kilverstone St Andrew
Kilverstone
Kilverstone shown within Norfolk
Area 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population 60 
 Density 8/km2 (21/sq mi)
OS grid reference TL892852
Civil parish
  • Kilverstone
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town THETFORD
Postcode district IP24
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England

Kilverstone is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk east of Thetford. It covers an area of 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi) and had a population of 60 in 25 households at the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.

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

Notable residents

The great naval reformer Admiral Jacky Fisher (Baron Fisher of Kilverstone) lived at nearby Kilverstone Hall.[2]

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. Jan Morris, Fisher's Face, pages 742-743, ISBN 0-679-41609-9


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