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Alby with Thwaite is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The parish straddles the A140 some 10 km south of Cromer and 30 km north of Norwich, including the settlements of Alby and Thwaite.

Alby with Thwaite

All Saints Parish Church, Thwaite

St. Ethelbert's, Alby
Alby with Thwaite
Location within Norfolk
Area5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population245 (parish, 2011 census)
• Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG196340
• London132 miles
Civil parish
  • Alby with Thwaite
District
  • North Norfolk
Shire county
  • Norfolk
Region
  • East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR11
Dialling code01263
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
  • North Norfolk
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52.849°N 1.282°E / 52.849; 1.282

Alby with Thwaite has an area of 5.81 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 223 in 86 households, the population increasing to 245 at the 2011 Census.[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[2]

The church of Thwaite, All Saints, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. Other features of interest are the 1624 pulpit and the 1824 Sunday school room situated north of the chancel.[3]


Toponymy


The name 'Alby' means 'Ali's farm/settlement'.[4]

The name 'Thwaite' means 'Clearing'.[5]


References


  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  3. Betjeman, John, ed. (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches; the South. London: Collins; p. 320
  4. "Key to English Place-names".
  5. "Key to English Place-names".


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