Ashwellthorpe | |
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St Nicholas' Church, Fundenhall | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
Population | 750 (2011) |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TM 151 974 |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR16 |
Dialling code | 01508 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 6 km south-east of Wymondham and 20 km south-west of Norwich. The parish includes the villages of Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall, which lie about 1 km apart, although rather farther by road.[1]
The civil parish has an area of 9.74 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 756 in 301 households, the population falling to 750 at the 2011 Census.[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk. Fundenhall was a separate parish until it was annexed by Ashwellthorpe in 1935. The combined parish was known as Ashwellthorpe until 2003, when it adopted its current name.[2][3][4]