Shereford

Shereford
Shereford St. Nicholas
Shereford is located in Norfolk
Shereford
Shereford
Location within Norfolk
OS grid referenceTF888297
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFakenham
Postcode districtNR21
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°49′54″N 0°48′04″E / 52.83173°N 0.80117°E / 52.83173; 0.80117

Shereford is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dunton, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of the market town of Fakenham. It lies on the east bank of the River Wensum facing Dunton across the river. In 1931 the parish had a population of 97.[1] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Dunton.[2]

The villages name means 'Bright/clear ford'.[3]

Shereford St. Nicholas is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

References

  1. ^ "Population statistics Shereford AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Shereford AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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