Newton Flotman

Newton Flotman
St Mary's church, Newton Flotman
Newton Flotman is located in Norfolk
Newton Flotman
Newton Flotman
Location within Norfolk
Area4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population1,489 (2001)
• Density306/km2 (790/sq mi)
Civil parish
  • Newton Flotman
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR15
Dialling code01508
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°32′N 1°16′E / 52.53°N 1.26°E / 52.53; 1.26

Newton Flotman, meaning new farm or settlement,[1] is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, lies about 7 miles (11 km) south of Norwich on the A140 road between Tasburgh and Swainsthorpe. The River Tas flows through the village. The area of 4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi) had 1,197 inhabitants in 497 households at the 2001 census,[2] increasing to 1,489 at the 2011 census.[3] For local government it lies in the district of South Norfolk.

  1. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk.
  2. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 September 2015.