Sturston, Norfolk

Infobox UK place
official_name=Sturston
country=England
region=East of England
population=0 (2001 Census)
os_grid_reference=TL880930
latitude=52.50248
longitude= 0.76839
post_town=
postcode_area=
postcode_district=
dial_code=
constituency_westminster=South West Norfolk
shire_district=Breckland
shire_county=Norfolk

Sturston is a deserted village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 10 km north of the town of Thetford and 40 km south-west of the city of Norwich.ref|osexp1

The village became deserted when it was taken over by the British Army during the Second World War as part of the Stanford Battle Area, an infantry training area that is still in use today. The village and most of the parish are within a prohibited area and access is not allowed without special permission from the Army.ref|desert

The civil parish has an area of 7.81 km² and in the 2001 census had no inhabitants. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.ref|osnncc

References

* Ordnance Survey (1999). "OS Explorer Map 229 - Thetford in the Brecks". ISBN 0-319-21861-9.
* Rootsweb.com (1998-2006). " [http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~gtusa/britain.htm Ghost Towns/Deserted Villages of Great Britain] ". Retrieved February 17, 2006.
* 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.

External links

* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/s/sturston/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Sturston.
* [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/battlezone/battlezoneintro.htm Information from NorfolkChurches.co.uk] on the Stanford Battle Area and its deserted villages and churches.