Wood Dalling is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is located 8 miles (13 km) south of Holt and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Reepham, the nearest market towns.
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Area | 9.89 km2 (3.82 sq mi) |
Population | 209 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG089270 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR11 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
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The villages name means 'Dalla's people'. 'Wood' distinguish from Field Dalling.[2]
The civil parish has an area of 9.89 km2 (3.82 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 181 in 78 households, increasing to a population of 209 in 91 households at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.[3] The parish includes the hamlets of Norton Corner and Tyby.[citation needed]
The parish formed part of the hundred of Eynesford. Today, the parish forms part of the ward of Eynesford, which returns a councillor to Broadland District Council.[4]
Two places in the parish are mentioned in the Domesday Book — Dalling and Tyby.
Adjacent parishes include Guestwick, Heydon, Salle and Thurning.
There is a village hall, with part-time post office, at Norton Corner.[5]
There is a waymarked circular cycle trail along lanes around the parish and its immediate environs — the Wood Dalling Cycle Loop.[6]
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