Framingham Pigot

Framingham Pigot is a village in South Norfolk lying about 4 miles (6½ km) southeast of Norwich. In the 2001 census it contained 62 households and a population of 167. [ [http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/framinghampigot_parish.asp Framingham Pigot parish information [South Norfolk Council ] ] .The busy A146 passes through the northern edge of the village though little can be seen from the road except for the 'Old Feathers' restaurant, Highway Nursery and 'The Gull Inn'. Away from the A146 to the south can be found St. Andrews Church "one of the grandest and most ornate 18th Century churches in East Anglia". [ [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/framinghampigot/framinghampigot.htm Norfolk Churches ] ] . Former Scotland and Norwich City goalkeeper Bryan Gunn lives in Framingham Pigot. [ [http://www.berghapton.org.uk/organisations/bavf.htm Bergh Apton Village Fete Committee ] ]

First Eastern Counties' X2 route provides a half-hourly service along the A146 from Norwich to Lowestoft via Loddon and Beccles.

External links

* [http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=TG27740370 Ordnance Survey Pathfinder (1:25000) map of Framingham Pigot]
* [http://www.highwaygardenandleisure.co.uk/Public Highway Nursery]
* [http://www.thegull.co.uk 'The Gull Inn']
* [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/framinghampigot/framinghampigot.htm St. Andrews, Framingham Pigot]
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/f/framingham_pigot/white1883.shtml Framingham Pigot] on Genuki

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