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Garvestone (or Garveston) is a village in the civil parish of Garvestone, Reymerston and Thuxton[2] in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England. It is between the towns of Dereham and Wymondham. In the 2001 census the parish, which also includes the villages of Thuxton and Reymerston, had a population of 606,[3] increasing at the 2011 Census to a population of 660 in 268 households.

Garvestone
St Margaret, Garveston
Garvestone Location within Norfolk
Area	14.52 km2 (5.61 sq mi)
Population	660 (2011)[1]
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG025072
Civil parish	Garvestone, Reymerston and Thuxton
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR9
Dialling code	01362
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Mid Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.625°N 0.992°E / 52.625; 0.992

Garvestone lies on the upper reaches of the River Yare, at this point a small and fairly fast-flowing stream. The English mathematician and geographer Edward Wright was born in Garvestone in 1561.

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Media related to Garvestone at Wikimedia Commons

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