Bracon Ash
St Nicholas, Bracon Ash
Bracon Ash is located in Norfolk
Bracon Ash
Bracon Ash
Location within Norfolk
Area9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population460 (2011)
• Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG182001
Civil parish
  • Bracon Ash
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR14
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°33′17″N 1°13′08″E / 52.554751°N 1.218796°E / 52.554751; 1.218796

Bracon Ash is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England.

History

Bracon Ash's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and refers to a place with abundant bracken and ash.[1]

In the Domesday Book, Bracon Ash is recorded as being made of 15 households which belonged to Roger Bigod.[2]

Politics

According to the 2001 United Kingdom national census, the Bracon Ash and Hethel Parish covered an area of 9.84 km2 and had a population of 446 people, spread between 171 households.[1]. The population at the 2011 census had increased to 460.[3]

Places of Interest

St Nicholas Church, with no tower, is Grade 1 listed,[4] like most other churches in South Norfolk, in the Domesday Book of 1086, with a church and a rectory.[5]

Centered around the Grade II listed war memorial[6] most of the amenities have been converted into housing including a Bakery, Post-Office, School.

England's smallest official nature reserve Hethel Thorn is accessed from the west of the village.[7]

The children's play-park attracts visitors from the neighboring villages due to its excellent facilities and quiet location.[8]

Bracon Ash Common is a small area of woodland and ponds running adjacent to Mergate Lane.

A public sculpture of 'Bracon Ash Village Sign' is located opposite the village hall. Designed by Jonathan Stevens as a project whilst studying at Wymondham College in 1994.[9]

The B1113 road runs through the village, which is about 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) south of the city of Norwich.

War Memorial

References

  1. ^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved November 06, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Bracon%20Ash
  2. ^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved November 06, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TG1700/bracon-ash/
  3. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. ^ "CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, Bracon Ash - 1050695 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Mulbarton Group | St Nicholas, Bracon Ash". mulbchurch.org.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Church of England parish map". hub.arcgis.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Hethel Old Thorn". www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Bracon Ash Park, Bracon Ash, Norfolk". freeparks.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Bracon Ash Village Sign from the Recording Archive for Public Sculpture in Norfolk & Suffolk". www.racns.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

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External links

Media related to Bracon Ash at Wikimedia Commons


Civil parishes of South Norfolk
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