Attlebridge
| Attlebridge | |||
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 42 ' N , 1 ° 9' E | ||
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| Residents | 122 (as of 2001) | ||
| surface | 5.27 km² (2.03 mi² ) | ||
| Population density | 23.1 inhabitants / km² | ||
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| Part of the country | England | ||
Attlebridge is a village and civil parish in Norfolk . It is about eight miles northwest of Norwich , where the A1067 crosses the River Wensum .
The village and is spread over an area of about 5.27 square kilometers lt. Census of 2001 the population was 122, which was distributed to 50 households. Attlebridge is located in the District Broadland .
history
The village was named after the bishop Ætla and a nearby bridge that he is said to have helped to build. Between the 1880s and 1950s, the parish had its own train station called Attlebridge Railway Station , which provided direct connection for trains between Norwich and Kings Lynn . For cost reasons, however, the station was closed by British Rail .
During the Second World War , a nearby airfield called RAF Attlebridge was used by the Allies.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes ( Memento from June 21, 2009 on WebCite ) ( MS Excel ; 107 kB) , accessed December 18, 2011.
- ^ Information from Broadland District Council on Attlebridge , accessed December 18, 2011.
- ^ Information about RAF Attlebridge airfield from ControlTowers.co.uk , accessed December 18, 2011.
Web links
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Attlebridge. (English)
- Information from Broadland District Council about Attlebridge. (English)