Wiveton

Wiveton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the west bank of the River Glaven, 3 km inland from the coast and directly across the river from the village of Cley next the Sea. The larger village of Blakeney is 2 km to the west, the town of Cromer is 20 km to the east, and the city of Norwich is 40 km to the south-east. [Ordnance Survey (2002) "OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central" ISBN 0-319-21887-2]

Until the 17th century, the River Glaven was navigable and Wiveton was a port. The outline of the former harbour can still be seen in the fields between Wiveton and Cley. [ [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/wiveton/wiveton.htm Wiveton norfolkchurches Wiveton] ]

The civil parish has an area of 4.25 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 158 in 74 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. [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] "]

Wiveton was in the national news in 1779 when James Hackman, its newly-appointed Rector, was hanged for the murder of Martha Ray, mistress of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (the man credited with inventing the sandwich). [ [http://norfolkcoast.co.uk/pasttimes/pt_rectorofwiveton.htm Rector of Wiveton] at norfolkcoast.co.uk, accessed 16 March 2008]

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* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/w/wiveton/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Wiveton.
* [http://www.norfolkcoast.co.uk/location_norfolk/vp_wiveton.htm NorfolkCoast.co.uk] on Wiveton.