Metton
St Andrew's church
Metton is located in Norfolk
Metton
Metton
Location within Norfolk
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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UK
England
Norfolk
52°53′18″N 1°16′03″E / 52.88829°N 1.26748°E / 52.88829; 1.26748

Metton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sustead, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. The village is 2.1 km west of Roughton, 5.2 km south of Cromer, 29.3 km north of Norwich and 11.2 km northwest of North Walsham. In 1931 the parish had a population of 86.[1] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Sustead.[2]

The villages name origin is uncertain 'Meadow farm/settlement' or 'mowing farm/settlement', perhaps indicating a place where grass or another crop was mown.

It has a church dedicated to St. Andrew and is part of the Diocese of Norwich.[3]

April Fabb, a missing schoolgirl, lived in the village and disappeared on a journey from here to Roughton in 1969.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Metton, Norfolk.
  1. ^ "Population statistics Metton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Metton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. ^ "St. Andrews', Metton". The Church of England Diocese of Norwich. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Metton

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