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Southwood is a hamlet and former civil parish, 10 miles (16 km) east of Norwich,[1] now in the parish of Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood, in the Broadland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 40.[2] It has a church called St Edmund which is in ruins.[3][4] Southwood Hall is a post medieval great house[5] and serves as a wedding venue.[6]

Southwood
Southwood
Location within Norfolk
Civil parish
  • Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood
District
  • Broadland
Shire county
  • Norfolk
Region
  • East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52.593206°N 1.5362915°E / 52.593206; 1.5362915

History


The name "Southwood" means 'South wood'.[7] Southwood was recorded in the Domesday Book as Sudw(a)da/Suthuide/Sutwde.[8] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Cantley.[9]


References


  1. "Distance from Southwood [52.594028, 1.53714]". GENUKI. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. "Population statistics Southwood AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. "St Edmund, Southwood". Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. "St-Edmund's-Church-Southwood". Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. "Southwood-Hall". Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. "Southwood Hall". Southwood Hall. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. "Southwood Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. "Norfolk S-T". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. "Relationships and changes Southwood AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 22 August 2020.



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