Hapton, Norfolk

Hapton
St Margaret, Hapton
Hapton is located in Norfolk
Hapton
Hapton
Location within Norfolk
OS grid referenceTM178964
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorwich
Postcode districtNR15
Dialling code01508
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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UK
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Norfolk
52°31′19″N 1°12′32″E / 52.52192°N 1.20896°E / 52.52192; 1.20896

Hapton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tharston and Hapton, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England, located about nine miles south of Norwich. In 1931 the parish had a population of 159.[1] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Tharston.[2]

The villages name means 'H(e)abba's farm/settlement'.[3]

  1. ^ "Population statistics Hapton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Hapton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names".