Swanton Abbott

Swanton Abbott
Swanton Abbott is located in Norfolk
Swanton Abbott
Swanton Abbott
Location within Norfolk
Area4.76 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Population565 (2011)
• Density119/km2 (310/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG264257
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR10
Dialling code01692
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Norfolk
52°46′52″N 1°21′20″E / 52.78107°N 1.35549°E / 52.78107; 1.35549

Swanton Abbott is a village and civil parish in the district of North Norfolk.[1] It has an area of 4.76 square kilometres (1.84 sq mi) and a population of 565 at the 2011 Census (including Westwick).[2] The village lies 4 miles (6.4 km) south of North Walsham, 15 miles (24 km) south of the seaside town of Cromer and 13.5 miles (21.7 km) north by road from the centre of the city of Norwich, Norfolk's administrative centre.

The villages name means 'Herdsmen's farm/settlement'. The village was granted to the Abbot of St. Benet Holme by King Cnut.

  1. ^ Census 2001 population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 September 2015.