- Cranworth
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Coordinates: 52°36′13″N 0°55′37″E / 52.603518°N 0.927043°E
Cranworth
St Mary's church, Cranworth
Cranworth shown within NorfolkArea 20.63 km2 (7.97 sq mi) Population 440 (2001 census[1]) - Density 21 /km2 (54 /sq mi) OS grid reference TF9831004660 District Breckland Shire county Norfolk Region East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town Thetford Postcode district IP25 Dialling code 01362 Police Norfolk Fire Norfolk Ambulance East of England EU Parliament East of England UK Parliament South West Norfolk List of places: UK • England • Norfolk Cranworth is a village in the Breckland district[2] of mid-Norfolk, East Anglia, England in the United Kingdom.It has an area of 20.63 km2 (7.97 sq mi) with an estimated population of 415 as of 2007[3].
It has a church, St.Marys[4] in the Benefice of Reymerston[5].
It was created as a civil parish from the four previous ecclesiastical parishes of Cranworth, Letton, Southburgh and Woodrising by the County of Norfolk Review Order, 1935.
Notable residents
- Robert Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth was born in the village.
References
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ Visit Breckland
- ^ Breckland Yearbook
- ^ Norfolk churches
- ^ Benefice of Reymerston
External links
Media related to Cranworth at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:- Villages in Norfolk
- Civil parishes in Norfolk
- Norfolk geography stubs
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