Aldborough
Saint Mary Parish Church
Aldborough is located in Norfolk
Aldborough
Aldborough
Location within Norfolk
Area7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi)
Population578 (civil parish, 2011 census)
• Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG183343
• London133 miles
Civil parish
  • Aldborough and Thurgarton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR11
Dialling code01263
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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UK
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52°51′43″N 1°14′31″E / 52.862°N 1.242°E / 52.862; 1.242

Aldborough is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Aldborough and Thurgarton (together with Thurgarton), in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is situated about eight miles (13 km) south of Cromer.

The name "Aldborough" derives from the Old English ald (old) and burh (fortification).[1]

The civil parish has an area of 7.15 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 567 in 259 households, the population increasing to 578 at the 2011 Census.[2][3]

Civil parish

On 1 April 1935, the parish of Thurgarton was merged with Aldborough.[4] On 1 January 2001, the new parish was renamed to "Aldborough & Thurgarton".[5] In 1931 the parish of Aldborough (prior to the merge) had a population of 302.[6]

War Memorial

Saint Mary's Church holds a memorial to ten men from the village who fell during the First World War. They are listed as:


References

  1. ^ Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 22. ISBN 0389201545. OCLC 6964610.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  4. ^ "Relationships and Changes Aldborough CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ^ "North Walsham Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Population statistics Aldborough CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

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