Pudding_Norton
Pudding Norton
Settlement in England
Pudding Norton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 2.30 sq mi (6.0 km2) and (including Testerton) had a population of 267 in 126 households at the 2001 census,[1] falling to 252 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.[citation needed]
The village's name means "north farm/settlement". The origins of the affix "Pudding" are obscure.[3]
Pudding Norton civil parish contains the villages of Pudding Norton and Testerton, both of which became largely deserted by the post-medieval period. Pudding Norton village sits at the centre of the parish, and earthworks to the south and east show the previous medieval extent of the village.[citation needed]