Worstead

Worstead
Festival day on the Church Plain
Worstead is located in Norfolk
Worstead
Worstead
Location within Norfolk
Area10.65 km2 (4.11 sq mi)
Population922 (2011)
• Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG3026
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTH WALSHAM
Postcode districtNR28
Dialling code01692
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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52°46′59″N 1°24′47″E / 52.783091°N 1.413116°E / 52.783091; 1.413116

Worstead /ˈwʊstɪd/ is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It lies 3 miles (5 km) south of North Walsham, 5 miles (8 km) north of Wroxham, and 13 miles (21 km) north of Norwich. The village is served by Worstead railway station on the Bittern Line.[1][2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.

The civil parish has an area of 10.65 km2. In the 2001 census it had a population of 862 in 365 households;[3] the population increased to 922 at the 2011 census.[4]

The hamlets of Bengate, Briggate, Lyngate, and Meeting Hill[5] are located in the northeast of the parish, and Withergate just to the north of the village. Another recognisable settlement is along Station Road in the southwest of the parish, where houses and a food factory (since 2015 operated by Albert Bartlett)[6] are. The North Walsham and Dilham Canal runs along the northeast parish boundary at Briggate.

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East. ISBN 0-319-21888-0.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
  3. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  4. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  5. ^ full name is Meeting House Hill; Norfolk Heritage Explorer site of Baptist Chapel, Meeting House Hill
  6. ^ Albert Bartlett