Gooderstone
Gooderstone | |
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St George's, Gooderstone | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 11.29 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
Population | 363 (2011 census[1] |
• Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TF7622002111 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | King's Lynn |
Postcode district | PE33 |
Dialling code | 01366 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Gooderstone is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 11.29 km2 (4.36 sq mi) with an estimated population of 390 in 2007,[2] reducing to 363 at the 2011 Census. It lies 6 miles (9.7 km) south west from Swaffham.
The villages name means "Guthere's farm/settlement".[3]
Gooderstone is served by St George's Church[4][5] in the Benefice of Cockley Cley.[6]
Gooderstone Primary School also serves the villages of Foulden and Oxborough.
Gooderstone Water Gardens and Nature Trail is open daily throughout the year.
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gooderstone.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Breckland Yearbook Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Gooderstone
- ^ St.Georges
- ^ Norfolk churches
- ^ "Benefice of Cockley Cley". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
External links
[edit]- Gooderstone at the University of Nottingham's Key to English Place-Names