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Aldborough is a village in the civil parish of Aldborough and Thurgarton (together with Thurgarton), in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about eight miles (13 km) south of Cromer.
| Aldborough | |
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 Saint Mary Parish Church | |
  Aldborough Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 7.15 km2 (2.76 sq mi) |
| Population | 578 (civil parish, 2011 census) |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG183343 |
| • London | 133 miles |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR11 |
| Dialling code | 01263 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
The name "Aldborough" derives from the Old English ald (old) and burh (fortification).[1]
The civil parish has an area of 7.15 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 567 in 259 households, the population increasing to 578 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the area of the district of North Norfolk.[3]
War Memorial
Saint Mary's Church holds a memorial to ten men from the village who fell during the First World War. They are listed as:
- Major Sydney G. Davey (1893-1918), 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Captain Edmund Gay (1883-1915), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Second Lieutenant Frederick J. D. Spurrell (1896-1915), 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
- Private Walter L. Bacon (1889-1916), 586th Maintenance Company, Royal Army Service Corps
- Private George J. Lewell (1884-1918), 5th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
- Private Herbert Lee (d. 1916), 11th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- Private Archibald Brett (d.1918), 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
- Private Oscar Martins (1892-1917), 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private William Wilkin (d.1917), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Sidney A. Martins (1894-1916), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
References
- Field, John (1980). Place-names of Great Britain and Ireland. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 22. ISBN 0389201545. OCLC 6964610.
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
External links
Media related to Aldborough, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons- Aldborough, Norfolk village website
- Aldborough watermill history
- Aldborough in the Domesday Book
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