Croxton, Norfolk

Croxton, Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°26′42″N 0°45′36″E / 52.4450°N 0.7600°E / 52.4450; 0.7600

Croxton
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Croxton All Saints
Croxton is located in Norfolk
Croxton

 Croxton shown within Norfolk
Area  18.96 km2 (7.32 sq mi)
Population 416 
    - Density  22 /km2 (57 /sq mi)
OS grid reference TL876865
Parish Croxton
District Breckland
Shire county Norfolk
Region East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town THETFORD
Postcode district IP24
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

Croxton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, north of Thetford. It covers an area of 18.96 km2 (7.32 sq mi) and had a population of 416 in 176 households as of the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.

All Saints Church

The village church, All Saints, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. The main structure of the church is estimated to have been built in late AD 1200, most likely by Normans[citation needed]. The first recorded Parish Priest was Simon Peche, in 1316.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ Church website

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