Weston Longville

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 referenceTG112159
Civil parishWeston Longville
DistrictBroadland
Shire countyNorfolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR9
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
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Coordinates: 52°42′00″N 1°07′30″E / 52.7°N 1.125°E / 52.7; 1.125

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 at 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

  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. Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.1076
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