| Stoke Ferry | |
|---|---|
  Stoke Ferry Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,020 |
| • Density | 111/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TL706995 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE33 |
| Dialling code | 01366 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Stoke Ferry is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, 6.5 miles southeast of Downham Market. The village lies on the River Wissey, previously known as the River Stoke.[1]
It covers an area of 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) and had a population of 896 in 358 households as of the 2001 UK Census,[2] the population increasing to 1,020 at the 2011 UK Census.[3] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
All Saints' Church is no longer used for church services. It was owned by Kit Hesketh-Harvey[4] until his death in 2023.[5]
The village has many small businesses such as two takeaway shops, a hairdresser, wood yard, DIY hardware shop & metalworks workshop, funeral directors, and a corner shop. There is also a thriving community-owned pub, The Blue Bell Pub-Cafe which was bought by the local community on 30 June 2021 and, after extensive refurbishment reopened on 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Stoke Ferry | Village | Downham Market|Norfolk". info.visitwestnorfolk.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Bishop, Chris (2013). "Norfolk artists transform Stoke Ferry church into riot of colour". Eastern Daily Press.
- ^ O'Connor, Roisin (2023). "Kit Hesketh-Harvey, renaissance man of opera, film and theatre, dies suddenly aged 65". Independent.