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Tatterford is a village within the civil parish of Tattersett in the English county of Norfolk.[2] The village is 4.8 miles south west of the town of Fakenham, 30.3 miles north west of Norwich and 112 miles north north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The parish had in 2001 census, a population of 902. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. It is in the civil parish of Tattersett.

Tatterford
The Village sign Tatterford, Norfolk
Tatterford Location within Norfolk
Area	11.38 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population	902 (2001 census[1])
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF890270
• London	112 miles (180 km)
Civil parish	Tattersett CP
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FAKENHAM
Postcode district	NR21
Dialling code	01485
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.82019°N 0.7687°E / 52.82019; 0.7687

History

The villages name means 'Tathere's ford'.

Tatterford has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086.[3] In the great book Tatterford is recorded by the names Taterforda, the main landholder being Humphrey de Bohun. The survey also mentions that there were two mills.

The parish church of Saint Margaret

The parish church of Saint Margaret was built by William Lightly in 1862 as a chapel of ease to the parish church of All Saints at Tattersett. The church was built on the site of an earlier church from the Norman period. The church's east window was designed by Moira Forsyth and was installed in 1951.

Notable people

• David Hand - Archbishop of Papua New Guinea

References

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

External links

Media related to Tatterford at Wikimedia Commons

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