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Horningtoft is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.73 km² (2.21 sq mi) and had a population of 135 in 54 households at the 2001 census,[2] reducing to a population of 127 in 53 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.

Horningtoft
St Edmund, Horningtoft
Horningtoft Location within Norfolk
Area	5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population	127 (2011)[1]
• Density	22/km2 (57/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF935231
Civil parish	Horningtoft
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DEREHAM
Postcode district	NR20
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
Website	http://horningtoft.org.uk/parishcouncil.html
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.771°N 0.868°E / 52.771; 0.868

The villages name means 'Curtilage of the Horningas (= dwellers at the horn-shaped piece of land)'.

The village approximately 5 miles north of East Dereham. It is close to the villages of Whissonsett and Brisley. The village has a Danish Camp to its eastern end.

Notable residents

• Legendary English cricketer Fuller Pilch (1804–1870) was born in the village.

Notes

Media related to Horningtoft at Wikimedia Commons

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Horningtoft

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