Shelfanger | |
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All Saints' Church, Shelfhanger | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 6.99 km2 (2.70 sq mi) |
Population | 378 (2011 census) |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TM106837 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DISS |
Postcode district | IP22 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Shelfanger is a village situated about 3 miles from the town of Diss in Norfolk, England. There is a church and a village hall in the village. It covers an area of 6.99 km2 (2.70 sq mi) and had a population of 362 in 150 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population increasing to 378 at the 2011 census.[2]
In years gone by there was a school, a post office, a pub, three shops, a blacksmiths and a garage run by a family of brothers called Bowman. These have all now been closed down. Josh Kirby (died 2001), an artist lived there.