Aldborough,_Norfolk

Aldborough, Norfolk

Aldborough, Norfolk

Human settlement in England

Aldborough is a village and former civil parish in the North Norfolk district of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about 8 miles (13 km) south of Cromer. The parish was combined with Thurgarton in April 1935 and the two villages are now both in the parish of Aldborough and Thurgarton.[1] On 1 January 2001, the new parish was renamed to "Aldborough & Thurgarton".[2] The combined parish had a population of 567 in 259 households at the 2001 Census, increasing to 578 at the 2011 Census.[3][4]

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The name "Aldborough" derives from the Old English ald (old) and burh (fortification).[5] At the 1931 census the former civil parish of had a population of 302.[6]

References

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


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