Attlebridge

Attlebridge is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Norwich, where the A1067 crosses the River Wensum.

The civil parish has an area of 5.27 square kilometres and in the 2001 census had a population of 122 in 50 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland. [Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. " [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] ". Retrieved December 2, 2005.]

History

The village is named after Ætla and the nearby bridge he is credited with constructing. [" [http://www.broadland.gov.uk/leisure_and_tourism/1145.asp Information from Broadland District Council on Attlebridge] ". Retrieved June 11, 2007.] Between the 1880s and 1950s the settlement had it's own Attlebridge railway station offering direct trains to Norwich and Kings Lynn. It was eventually closed as a cost-cutting measure by British Rail.

During World War II a nearby airfield, designated RAF Attlebridge, was used as an air base for launching Allied aircraft missions against Axis targets in Europe. [" [http://www.controltowers.co.uk/A/Attlebridge.htm Information about RAF Attlebridge airfield from ControlTowers.co.uk] ". Retrieved June 11, 2007.]

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* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/a/attlebridge/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Attlebridge.

* [http://www.broadland.gov.uk/leisure_and_tourism/1145.asp Information from Broadland District Council] on Attlebridge.