East Ruston

East Ruston

Infobox UK place
official_name= East Ruston
country= England
region= East of England
shire_district= North Norfolk
shire_county= Norfolk
civil_parish= East Ruston CP
static_

static_image_caption =East Ruston village pub, The Butchers Arms
population= 497 (parish, 2001 census)
population_density=
os_grid_reference=
latitude= 52.79682
longitude= 1.476420
post_town= NORWICH
postcode_area= NR
postcode_district= NR12
dial_code= 01692
constituency_westminster=
london_distance= convert|136|mi|km

East Ruston is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk [Ordnance Survey (2005). "OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads". ISBN 0-319-23769-9.] . The village is 17.5 miles North East of Norwich, 14.7 miles South East of Cromer and 101 miles north-east of London. The village lies 5.2 miles East of the town of North Walsham.The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line which runs between Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

History

Village Amenities

The public house is called the Butchers Arms.

The Parish Church of Saint Mary

The Parish Church of Saint Mary [Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East, By Nikolaus Pevsner and Bill Wilson, Knapton entry. ISBN 0-300-09607-0 ] is Principally 14th century. The Church’s most remarkable possession is the 15th century chancel screen with its lively lions and unspoilt contemporary paintings of the evangelists and others.

Notation

Th e village is named in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes story “The Adventure of the Dancing Men” as the site of Abe Slaney’s hiding place [Adventures of the Dancing Men, By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, ISBN 10 0486 2955 83] .

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