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Horstead with Stanninghall | |
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Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 11.54 km2 (4.46 sq mi) |
Population | 1,184 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 103/km2 (270/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG259198 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR12 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Horstead with Stanninghall is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk which is also known as 'The Gateway of The Broads' consisting of the former parishes of Horstead and Stanninghall. It covers an area of 11.54 km2 (4.46 sq mi) and had a population of 1007 in 435 households at the 2001 census,[2] including Crostwick and the population increasing to 1,184 in 506 households at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland. As well as Stanninghall, Horstead also includes the hamlets of Largate and Heggatt.[3]
There is a history of the parish, written by Percy Millican, bearing the descriptive title 'The History of Horstead and Stanninghall'.