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Acle
Coordinates: 52°38′17″N 1°33′18″E / 52.638°N 1.555°E / 52.638; 1.555
Acle is a small market town on the River Bure on The Norfolk Broads in Norfolk, located halfway between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. It has the only bridge across the River Bure between Wroxham and Great Yarmouth. There is a high school (Acle High School in the town.
The civil parish has an area of 9.46 square kilometres (3.7 sq. miles) and in 2001 had a population of 2732 in 1214 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the area of the district of Broadland.
The name "Acle" means "oaks lea", that is, a clearing in an oak forest. In Tudor times, hundreds of oaks were felled here for timber to construct Elizabeth I's war ships.
In Roman times, Acle was a port at the head of a large estuary named Gariensis. Acle is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and in 1253 it was granted a market. The livestock and local farmers' market persisted into the 1970s, as did a nearby auction site; the latter is now a new housing estate and the former is part-occupied by a branch of Budgens, with the other part remaining a market, although essentially for tourist purposes: no livestock is now bought or sold there. In 1382, Acle received the right for a "turbary", that is, the right to dig peat. Acle still has a boatyard and Boat Dyke and walks along the Bure to Upton and beyond are possible.
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Attleborough
Coordinates: 52°31′06″N 1°01′09″E / 52.51826°N 1.01916°E / 52.51826; 1.01916
Attleborough is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England situated between Norwich and Thetford. The parish falls within the district of Breckland and has an area of 21.90 km² with a Mainline train service to both Norwich and Cambridge.
In the 2001 census the town had a population of 9702 distributed between 4185 households.
Attleborough's MP is George Freeman (Conservative), the MP for Mid Norfolk.
The town is served by Attleborough railway station.
The Anglo-Saxon foundation of the settlement is unrecorded. A popular theory of the town's origin makes it a foundation of an Atlinge, and certainly burgh (or burh) indicates that it was fortified at an early date. According to the mid-twelfth-century hagiographer of Saint Edmund, Galfridus de Fontibus, Athla was the founder of the Ancient and royal town of Attleborough in Norfolk. In the Domesday survey launched in 1085 it is referred to as Attleburc.
After the Danes swept across Norfolk and seized Thetford, it is believed that the Saxons rallied their forces at Attleborough and probably threw up some form of protection. Although the Saxons put up a vigorous resistance, they eventually capitulated to the Danes and during the time of Edward the Confessor, powerful Danish families like Toradre and Turkill rules local manors. If local records are correct, nothing but disaster was brought to Attleborough by the Danes, and it took the coming of William the Conqueror to restore some sense of well-being to the area.
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Aylsham
Coordinates: 52°47′24″N 1°15′22″E / 52.79°N 1.256°E / 52.79; 1.256
Aylsham is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Norwich. The river rises near Melton Constable, 18 kilometres (11 mi) upstream from Aylsham and continues to Great Yarmouth and the North Sea, although it was only made navigable after 1779, allowing grain, coal and timber to be brought up river.
The town is close to large estates and grand country houses at Blickling, Felbrigg, Mannington and Wolterton, which are important tourist attractions.
The civil parish has an area of 17.52 square kilometres and in the 2001 census had a population of 6000 in 2448 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.
Archaeological evidence shows that the site of the town has been occupied since prehistoric times. Aylsham is just over two miles (3 km) from a substantial Roman settlement at Brampton, linked to Venta Icenorum at Caistor St Edmund, south of Norwich, by a Roman road which can still be traced in places - that site was a bustling industrial centre with maritime links to the rest of the empire. Excavations in the 1970s provided evidence of several kilns, showing that this was an industrial centre, pottery and metal items being the main items manufactured.
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Bawdeswell
Coordinates: 52°44′48″N 1°01′47″E / 52.746618°N 1.029842°E / 52.746618; 1.029842
Bawdeswell is a small rural village and civil parish in the Breckland district of the county of Norfolk, England. At the time of the 2001 census it had a population of 766 and an area of 487 hectares with some 316 households. As of August 2010 there were 354 dwellings some of which are holiday lets with some 314 in the village itself and a further 40 within the parish boundary. The population as of May 2010 was estimated to be 847 (source Parish Clerk).
The village name has probably been spelt variously as Baldereswella, Baldeswell, Badswell, Bawsewella, Baldeswelle. The exact meaning of the name of the village is lost in history with a number of possible origins. Well or wella is an old word for stream or spring and it is clear that there has always been water here with quite a number of wells still surviving, the water table being 12 feet (3.7 m) or less. Baldhere can be found listed as a boy's name. In Old English it meant 'Strong or Courageous Army' and may date back before the 7th century, in Norse it was a mythological son of the God Odin and in Swedish meant 'The God of Light'. In this village name context it is probably from the Old English given name Baldhere and refers to a source of water belonging to or possibly discovered by him. Therefore, the original spelling may have been Baldhereswella or something similar.
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Beachamwell
Coordinates: 52°37′10″N 0°35′29″E / 52.619553°N 0.591489°E / 52.619553; 0.591489
Beachamwell is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 334. It is about 10 miles (16 km) east of Downham Market.
Beachamwell St. Mary is a Grade I listed building, and one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. It is built from flint, mainly rendered with ashlar and with some brick dressings. It has both thatch and lead roofs. St Mary is the last surviving church of four that once served this area. The round tower is one of the earliest in Norfolk, being early 11th century.
There is a pair of wall tablets in the chancel to John Motteux (died 1793) and John Motteux (died 1843) set beneath the crocketted ogee arches with carved head stops and fleurons.
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Beetley
Coordinates: 52°43′00″N 0°55′00″E / 52.7167°N 0.9167°E / 52.7167; 0.9167
Beetley is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,385. The village is situated four miles (6 km) north of Toftwood.
The village has a primary school, and a public house called "The New Inn". The Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life is situated between Beetley and Gressenhall.
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Bintree
Coordinates: 52°46′00″N 0°54′48″E / 52.7667°N 0.9133°E / 52.7667; 0.9133
Bintree is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, about nine miles (14 km) south-east of Fakenham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 300.
Notable landmarks in the village include the village sign, a traditional red phone box and the now-disused Bintry Mill.
Rev. Richard William Enraght (1837–98) was an Irish-born Church of England priest of the late nineteenth century. He was appointed Vicar of St Swithun's Bintree with Themelthorpe in 1895, after being presented to the benefice by Lord Hastings.
Fr. Enraght’s belief in the Church of England's Catholic tradition, his promotion of ritualism in worship, and his writings on Catholic Worship and Church-State relationships, led him into conflict with the Public Worship Regulation Act of 1874. While serving as Vicar of Holy Trinity, Bordesley, Birmingham, he paid the ultimate price under the act of prosecution and imprisonment in Warwick prison in 1880-81.
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Breckland
The Breckland as a landscape region is an unusual natural habitat of England. It comprises the gorse-covered sandy heath that exists in the north of the county of Suffolk and the south of Norfolk. An area of considerable interest for its unusual flora and fauna, it lies to the south east of another unusual habitat, The Fens, and to the south west of the Norfolk Broads. The typical tree of this area is the Scots Pine. The Brecks are one of the driest places in England.
The area of Breckland has been substantially reduced in the twentieth century by the impact of modern farming and the creation in 1914 of Thetford Forest. However substantial areas have been preserved, not least by the presence of the British Army on the Stanford Battle Area.
During the Prehistoric period the Breckland was mined for flint, evidence for which can be found at Grimes Graves just outside the town of Thetford in Norfolk. The word 'Breck' is medieval and was defined as being an area of heathland broken up for cultivation before being allowed to retreat back into wilderness. Up until 200 years ago, much of it consisted of open heathland. The Brecklands today provide a tourist attraction as well as an area of scientific and geographical interest.
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Bridgham
Coordinates: 52°25′N 0°52′E / 52.42°N 00.86°E / 52.42; 00.86
Bridgham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi) and had a population of 328 in 130 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
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Brisley
Coordinates: 52°45′18″N 0°53′17″E / 52.75501°N 0.88813°E / 52.75501; 0.88813
Brisley is a village in the English county of Norfolk located about halfway between Fakenham and East Dereham. It covers an area of 4.90 km2 (1.89 sq mi) and had a population of 276 in 117 households as of the 2001 census
Whilst the legendary 19th century English cricket batsman Fuller Pilch was probably raised in Brisley, it is the village of Horningtoft, about 2 km north west of Brisley which claims the honour of being his birthplace.
The English Bible was also first translated into English here.[citation needed]
The word Brisley is a combination of Bris (horsefly) and ley (a field).
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Broadland
Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew, which is a suburb of the City of Norwich.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of St. Faiths and Aylsham Rural District and part of Blofield and Flegg Rural District.
The district is entirely parished, and is made up of 65 civil parishes. At the time of the 2001 census, the district had an area of 546 square kilometres (211 sq mi), with a population of 118,513 in 50,009 households.
The district contains the following civil parishes:
Coordinates: 52°38′1.25″N 1°21′8.46″E / 52.6336806°N 1.35235°E / 52.6336806; 1.35235
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Bury St Edmunds
Coordinates: 52°14′51″N 0°43′06″E / 52.2474°N 0.7183°E / 52.2474; 0.7183
Bury St Edmunds is a market town in the county of Suffolk, England, and formerly the county town of West Suffolk. It is the main town in the borough of St Edmundsbury and known for the ruined abbey near the town centre. Bury is the seat of the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, with the episcopal see at St Edmundsbury Cathedral.
The town, originally called Beodericsworth, is known for brewing and malting (with the large Greene King brewery) and for a British Sugar processing factory. Many large and small businesses are located in Bury, which traditionally has given Bury an affluent economy with low unemployment,[citation needed] with the town being the main cultural and retail centre for West Suffolk. Tourism is also a major part of the economy, plus local government.
It is in the Bury St Edmunds parliamentary constituency and is represented in Parliament by David Ruffley.
Bury St Edmunds (Beodericsworth, St Edmund's Bury), supposed by some to have been the Villa Faustina of the Romans, was one of the royal towns of the Saxons.[citation needed]Sigebert, king of the East Angles, founded a monastery here about 633, which in 903 became the burial place of King Edmund, who was slain by the Danes in 869, and owed most of its early celebrity to the reputed miracles performed at the shrine of the martyr king. The town grew around Bury St Edmunds Abbey, a site of pilgrimage. By 925 the fame of St Edmund had spread far and wide, and the name of the town was changed to St Edmund's Bury. In 942 or 945 King Edmund had granted to the abbot and convent jurisdiction over the whole town, free from all secular services, and Canute in 1020 freed it from episcopal control. Edward the Confessor made the abbot lord of the franchise. Sweyn, in 1020, having destroyed the older monastery and ejected the secular priests, built a Benedictine abbey on St Edmund's Bury.
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Bylaugh
Coordinates: 52°43′46″N 1°00′42″E / 52.729535°N 1.011772°E / 52.729535; 1.011772
Bylaugh (
/ˈbiːlə/) is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, about 6 miles north-east of East Dereham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 65.
The small parish church of St Mary the Virgin lies at the edge of Bylaugh Park, close to the River Wensum. The round tower, one of 124 in Norfolk, with its hexagonal belfry dates from the early 14th century. Whilst the nave is perpendicular, the transept and chancel date only to the early 19th century. There are still very handsome box pews.
A plaque on the west side of the church states: The chancel of this church rebuilt, the North and South transepts added. The tower buttress, windows, roof and battlements substantially rebuilt and repaired. And the interior of this church and chancel fitted up at the sole expense of Sir John Lombe Bart – Patron
Bylaugh Hall, built of stone in 1851, and its estate are located on higher ground above the village. The hall is currently under restoration after it was stripped of its lead and interior fittings, and abandoned in 1950. The hall was the headquarters of 100 Group Royal Air Force during World War II.
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Cambridge
The city of Cambridge (
i/ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/ KAYM-brij) is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia, on the River Cam, about 50 miles (80 km) north of London. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, its population was 108,863 (including 22,153 students), and was estimated to be 125,717 in mid-2010. There is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area in bronze age and Roman times, and under Viking rule Cambridge became an important trading centre. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although city status was not conferred until 1951.
Cambridge is most widely known as the home of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209 and consistently ranked one of the top five universities in the world. The university includes the renowned Cavendish Laboratory, King's College Chapel, and the Cambridge University Library. The Cambridge skyline is dominated by the last two buildings, along with the chimney of Addenbrooke's Hospital in the far south of the city and St John's College Chapel tower.
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Carbrooke
Coordinates: 52°34′59″N 0°52′33″E / 52.582919°N 0.875916°E / 52.582919; 0.875916
Carbrooke is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of mid-Norfolk, East Anglia, England in the United Kingdom. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) from the centre of Watton, 8 miles (13 km) from Dereham and 17 miles (27 km) from its postal town of Thetford. It has an area of 12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1,310 as of 2007.
It has a village hall, with plans for a new one, hosting among other things The Village Social Group.
The local church is St.Peter & St.Paul in the Benefice of Watton.
The local school is St Peter & St Paul VC Primary School.
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Caston
Coordinates: 52°32′36″N 0°52′59″E / 52.54346°N 0.88295°E / 52.54346; 0.88295
Caston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi) and had a population of 459 in 174 households as of the 2001 census For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
Caston was the residence of Edward Gilman, a prosperous yeoman of Welsh descent, who died in 1573. Gilman's son Robert, born in 1559, later removed to Hingham, Norfolk, about five miles distant. HIs son Edward Gilman subsequently became caught up in the Puritan movement that swept parts of Norfolk, and moved to Hingham, Massachusetts, arriving in the Massachusetts Bay Colony on August 10, 1638. Puritan sympathies apparently traveled in the family: Edward Gilman's sister Bridget, married to Edward Lincoln, had a son Thomas Lincoln, who himself left County Norfolk for Massachusetts in 1633 accompanied by Mary Gilman Jacob, another of Edward Gilman's sisters. Thomas Lincoln's brother Samuel followed him to Massachusetts in 1637, settling in Hingham alongside his brother. Samuel Lincoln became the great-great-great-great-grandfather of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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Cockley Cley
Coordinates: 52°36′24″N 0°38′44″E / 52.60673°N 0.64554°E / 52.60673; 0.64554
Cockley Cley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 17.94 km2 (6.93 sq mi) and had a population of 138 in 58 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
Its church, All Saints, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. It was restored in 1866-1888 by diocesan architect Richard Phipson. In 1991 part of the tower collapsed. The interior was not harmed and still exhibits the Victorian idea of how a church should look. The north arcade is 14th century, and it has been copied for the south arcade.
Cockley Cley village sign
Rare Allan Williams Turret fortifications of World War II in Cocley Cley
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Colkirk
Coordinates: 52°48′04″N 0°50′32″E / 52.80108°N 0.84223°E / 52.80108; 0.84223
Colkirk is a village (population 547) situated about two miles south of Fakenham in the county of Norfolk, England. Dating from at least the time of the Domesday Book the village currently has about 500 inhabitants living in about 200 dwellings. The village has a church, (St. Mary's), in the north west corner of the village, a Village Hall, a church pond (known as the Church Pit in Norfolk dialect), a Camping Land (land once used for the game Camping, "camp" meaning battle in Old English). There is also a thriving village school for students from the age of four to eleven, a lively village Pub called "The Crown" and a playing field for soccer, cricket, rounders and school sports days.
The village lies close to the source of the River Wensum which is between Colkirk, Oxwick and Whissonsett.
The name Colkirk is an Anglo-Saxon or Danish word, meaning "the church of Cola", from "kirk" meaning church and "Cola" being the name of the builder or first owner of a church perhaps over a thousand years ago. The present church may possibly be on the same site as the original building and is of medieval origin.
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Cranwich
Coordinates: 52°31′18″N 0°37′28″E / 52.52179°N 0.62444°E / 52.52179; 0.62444
Cranwich is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about 2 miles north west of Mundford. It covers an area of 7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi) and had a population of 60 in 24 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
Its church, St Mary's, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
The village is referenced in the film Lesbian Vampire Killers, but is renamed "Cragwich", but still remains in the general Norfolk area.
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Cranworth
Coordinates: 52°36′13″N 0°55′37″E / 52.603518°N 0.927043°E / 52.603518; 0.927043
Cranworth is a village in the Breckland district of mid-Norfolk, East Anglia, England in the United Kingdom.It has an area of 20.63 km2 (7.97 sq mi) with an estimated population of 415 as of 2007.
It has a church, St.Marys in the Benefice of Reymerston.
It was created as a civil parish from the four previous ecclesiastical parishes of Cranworth, Letton, Southburgh and Woodrising by the County of Norfolk Review Order, 1935.
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Cromer
Coordinates: 52°55′52″N 1°18′07″E / 52.931°N 1.302°E / 52.931; 1.302
Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish in north Norfolk, England. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is in Holt Road in the town. The town is situated 23 miles (37 km) north of the county town, Norwich, and is 4 miles (6.5 km) east of Sheringham. The civil parish has an area of 4.66 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 7,749 people in 3,671 households. The motto Gem of the Norfolk Coast is highlighted on the town's roadsigns.
Cromer is not mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The place-name 'Cromer' is first attested in 1297 and means 'Crows' mere or lake'.
It is reasonable to assume that the present site of Cromer, around the parish church of Saints Peter and Paul, is what was then Shipden-juxta-Felbrigg. The other Shipden is now about a quarter of a mile to the north east of the end of Cromer Pier, under the sea. Its site is marked by Church Rock, now no longer visible, even at a low spring tide. In 1888 a vessel struck the rock, and the rock was subsequently blown up for safety.
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Dereham
Coordinates: 52°40′56″N 0°56′26″E / 52.682199°N 0.940445°E / 52.682199; 0.940445
Dereham, also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, some 15 miles (25 km) west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles (40 km) east of King's Lynn. The civil parish has an area of 21.51 km2 (8.31 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 15,659 in 6,941 households. For the purposes of local government, Dereham falls within, and is the centre of administration for, the district of Breckland.
Since 1983 Dereham has been twinned with the town of Rüthen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is also twinned with Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf - France
It is believed that Dereham's name derives from a deer park that existed in the area, although it is known that the town pre-dates the Saxon era. Saint Wihtburh, the youngest daughter of Anna, King of the East Angles, founded a monastery there in the seventh century after seeing a vision of the Virgin Mary; the monastery is mentioned by Bede, but little further is known of it.
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Didlington
Coordinates: 52°32′41″N 0°37′36″E / 52.544831°N 0.626654°E / 52.544831; 0.626654
Didlington is a village in the Breckland district of mid-Norfolk, East Anglia, England in the United Kingdom. It has an area of 11.07 km2 (4.27 sq mi) with a population of 48.
The village is served by St.Michaels church in the Benefice of Cockley Cley.
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Diss
Coordinates: 52°22′52″N 1°06′28″E / 52.3812°N 1.1079°E / 52.3812; 1.1079
Diss is a town (population 6,742) in Norfolk, England close to the border with the neighbouring East Anglian county of Suffolk.
The town lies in the valley of the River Waveney, around a mere (lake) that covers 6 acres (2.4 ha; 0.0094 sq mi). The mere is up to 18 feet (5.5 m) deep, although there is another 51 feet (16 m) of mud, making it one of the deepest natural inland lakes in England.[citation needed] The town takes its name from dic an Anglo-Saxon word meaning either ditch or embankment.
Diss has a large number of historic buildings, including the early 14th century parish church. It is also home to a museum. Diss railway station lies on the Great Eastern Main Line route from London to Norwich.
In the time of Edward the Confessor, Diss was then officially included in Suffolk, in the Hartismere hundred (a hundred was an administrative subdivision), as recorded in the Domesday book. It is recorded as being in the king's possession as demesne (direct ownership) of the Crown, there being at that time a church and a glebe of twenty-four acres. This was considered to be worth £15 per annum, which had doubled by the time of William the Conqueror, it being then estimated at £30 with the benefit of the whole hundred and half, belonging to it. It was then found to be a league long (around 3 miles (4.8 km) or nearly 5 kilometres), and half this distance broad, and paid 4d. (9.6 new pence) in Danegeld. From this it appears that it was still relatively small, but it grew shortly after when it subsumed Watlingsete Manor, a neighbouring area, which was as large as Diss, and seemingly fuller of inhabitants, according to the geld or tax that it paid. This was afterwards called Walcote, and includes part of Heywode, as appears from its joining to Burston, into which town this manor extended.
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Downham Market
Coordinates: 52°36′N 0°23′E / 52.60°N 0.39°E / 52.60; 0.39
Downham Market is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It lies on the edge of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, some 20 km south of the town of King's Lynn, 60 km west of the city of Norwich and the same distance north of the city of Cambridge.
The civil parish has an area of 5.2 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 6,730 in 3,258 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It is part of South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency.
It was an agricultural centre, developing as a market for the produce of the Fens with a bridge across the Ouse. During the Middle Ages, it was famed for its butter market and also hosted a notable horse fair.
Notable buildings in the town include its mediaeval parish church, dedicated to St Edmund, and Victorian clock tower, constructed in 1878. The town is also known as the place where Charles I hid after the Battle of Naseby. The town has recently undergone a regeneration project on the Market Place, moving the market to the town hall car park. The decorative town sign depicts the crown and arrows of St Edmund with horses to show the importance of the horse fairs in the town's history.
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East of England
The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Essex has the highest population in the region.
Its population as of the 2001 census was 5,388,140.[citation needed] The area is mostly low-lying, and the highest place is the top of the Dunstable Downs at 243 m (797 ft).[citation needed]Norwich, Peterborough, Luton and Southend-on-Sea are the region's most populous urban areas. The southern part of the region lies in the London commuter belt.
The area is one of the flattest in the UK. Cambridgeshire is part of The Fens. The lowest point in the UK is Holme Fen, which is 3 metres below sea level.
Before the creation of the East of England region there had been a smaller standard statistical region of East Anglia which did not include Essex, Hertfordshire or Bedfordshire. They had previously been included in the South East region. The East of England civil defence region shared the boundaries of the current region.
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East Tuddenham
Coordinates: 52°39′43″N 1°04′55″E / 52.661998°N 1.081962°E / 52.661998; 1.081962
East Tuddenham is a village in the Breckland district of mid-Norfolk, East Anglia, England in the United Kingdom. It is around 10 miles (16 km) from the city of Norwich, and is close to the town of East Dereham. The village has an area of 847 hectares (3.27 square miles) with an estimated population of 515, according to the Breckland 2007 yearbook.
The village is served by All Saints church, now within the benefice of Mattishall.
East Tuddenham is bisected by Mattishall Road, which links to the A47 eastwards and eventually to East Dereham westwards (firstly passing through Mattishall, Clint Green and Yaxham).
East Tuddenham is surrounded by arable land cultivating a variety of crops including wheat, barley, oil seed rape, sugarbeet and potatoes. The village is fortunate to have many public footpaths and local walks including a 12-mile (19 km) walk for ramblers.
Sir George Mellish (1814-1877), Judge of the Court of Appeal in Chancery, was born at East Tuddenham and was one of the sons of the Rev. Edward Mellish, vicar of the parish.
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Elsing
Coordinates: 52°42′30″N 1°02′05″E / 52.70833°N 1.03475°E / 52.70833; 1.03475
Elsing is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 6 miles north-east of the town of East Dereham and 12 miles north-west of the city of Norwich.
The civil parish has an area of 634 hectares and in the 2001 census had a population of 229 in 105 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.
The village is named after a Danish chieftain, “Elesa”, whose image appears on the village sign together with his hunting hound. In mediaeval times, Elsing was a thriving town with a population of over a thousand. It had its own market and guildhall. The church of St Mary, built in 1347, has the widest pillarless nave in East Anglia. There is a brass commemorating the life of Sir Hugh Hastings, the Lord of the Manor. The Hastings family built the moated Elsing Hall in 1470. Elsing Hall has a priest hole amongst its many features, used during the 16th century to hide Catholic priests from persecution.
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England
Englandi/ˈɪŋɡlənd/ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, while the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separate it from continental Europe. Most of England comprises the central and southern part of the island of Great Britain in the North Atlantic. The country also includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but it takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in AD 927, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law—the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world—developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation. England's Royal Society laid the foundations of modern experimental science.
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Fakenham
Coordinates: 52°50′08″N 0°51′04″E / 52.8356°N 0.8510°E / 52.8356; 0.8510
Fakenham is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, some 30 km (19 mi) north east of King's Lynn, 30 km (19 mi) south west of Cromer, and 40 km (25 mi) north west of Norwich.
The civil parish has an area of 9.04 km2 (3.49 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 7,357 in 3,292 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.
The name Fakenham is Saxon, possibly meaning Fair Place/Place on a Fair River, or Hamlet (Ham) on the river (Ken) Fa/Fair (Fa).
In 1086 (Domesday Book) Fakenham had only 150 residents. Hempton, on the opposite side of the river, was the larger community and had an abbey that played host to pilgrims on their way to Walsingham. Fakenham became the dominant centre when the abbey was abolished by Henry VIII. It has been a market town since 1250, when it was given a Charter. The stalls probably occupied space around the parish church of St.Peter & St.Paul. Fakenham's modern-day Thursday market is still situated very close to its original positioning and around the market place.
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Foxley
Coordinates: 52°45′19″N 1°01′16″E / 52.755412°N 1.021042°E / 52.755412; 1.021042
Foxley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is about 15 miles (24 km) north-west of Norwich and 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Fakenham. It covers an area of 6.66 km2 (2.57 sq mi) and had a population of 279 in 113 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
The village is effectively divided into East and West Foxley by the A1067 road that was built as a bypass of it and the nearby village of Bawdeswell.
Foxley Wood, close by, is a site of special scientific interest and the largest remaining area of ancient woodland in Norfolk, England. It is thought to be over 6000 years old dating from the end of the last ice age.
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Framlingham
Coordinates: 52°13′19″N 1°20′36″E / 52.22207°N 1.34342°E / 52.22207; 1.34342
Framlingham is a market town and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District of Suffolk, England. Commonly referred to as "Fram" by the locals, it is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is mentioned in the Domesday Book. It has a population of 3,114 at the 2001 census. Nearby villages include Earl Soham, Kettleburgh, Parham, Saxtead, and Sweffling.
Framlingham has a conservation area. The town is home to the summer arts festival Arts Framlingham, Framlingham Castle, the comprehensive secondary school Thomas Mills High School, the independent school Framlingham College, St Michael the Archangel church and Framlingham Town football club. It is also home to the two oldest working post office pillar boxes in the UK which date from 1856 and can be seen at Double Street and College Road.[citation needed]
It is also home to one of the smallest houses in Britain known as "The Check House". Converted into a two-storey residence of almost 29 square metres, the former bookmakers office is in the Mauldens Mill Estate in the town centre. The ground floor measures 6.1m x 2.2m.
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Fransham
Coordinates: 52°40′48″N 0°49′02″E / 52.6800°N 0.8171°E / 52.6800; 0.8171
Fransham is situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi), consisting the villages of Great and Little Fransham, has an estimated population of 430 as of 2007. It lies 6 miles east from Swaffham and 6.5 miles west of Dereham.
The local pub in Little Fransham, the Canary and Linnet, is just off the A47. Great Fransham had a public house called Chequers which is now a private dwelling.
Great Fransham is served by All Saints church and Little Fransham by St.Marys both in the Benefice of Great Dunham.
There is a commercially working forge with public demonstrations available.
The unusual Fransham Obelisk raised in the memory of Lord Nelson is actually just in Little Dunham.
The Canary and Linnet public house
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Garboldisham
Coordinates: 52°23′42″N 0°56′53″E / 52.395°N 0.948°E / 52.395; 0.948
Garboldisham is a village and civil parish, part of Guiltcross (hundred) in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England, near the boundary with Suffolk. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 721.
A D Mills (2003) says it was a 'homestead or village of a man called Gǣrbald'. It appeared in the Domesday Book (1086) as Gerboldesham. The traditional view of Gaerbold is that it is an Old English name, i.e. homestead of Garbold. Others argue it has a Viking origin with Garbold being a famous Viking. As described above, the boundary between Anglian, Viking and possibly even Iceni is blurred in the light of recent genetic and linguistic research.
To the south of the village sit the small affiliated hamlet of Smallworth and Broomscot Common, the name of the latter according to some recalling the village's ancient pagan past but more likely, so Carole Hough thinks, an affiliation to a Scandinavian with the surname Brun. This name might reflect the Viking invasions or Scandinavian connections of the Wuffingas, founders of the kingdom of East Anglia. It might even go further back in time if you believe theories that the pre-Roman Iceni inhabiting this area were Old English speakers rather than Cymric/Welsh.
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Garvestone
Coordinates: 52°37′30″N 0°59′31″E / 52.625°N 0.992°E / 52.625; 0.992
Garvestone (or Garveston) is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England. It is between the towns of Dereham and Wymondham. In the 2001 census the parish, which also includes the villages of Thuxton and Reymerston, had a population of 606.
Garvestone lies on the upper reaches of the River Yare, at this point a small and fairly fast-flowing stream.
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Gateley
Coordinates: 52°46′54″N 0°54′14″E / 52.78153°N 0.90390°E / 52.78153; 0.90390
Gateley is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England.
The village is situated some 16.9 km (10.5 mi) north-east of the town of Swaffham, 8.7 km (5.4 mi) north of the town of Dereham and 22.7 km (14.1 mi) north-west of the city of Norwich. The parish of Gateley is within the Breckland district of Norfolk. The parish lies southeast of the parish of Great Ryburgh and northwest of the parish of North Elmham. The river Wensum runs across the north east of the parish. Nearby villages include Colkirk and Horningtoft.
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 . The parish name is old English and translates as 'clearing where goats are kept'. This place name and documentary evidence suggests the settlement has been in existence since at least the Late Saxon period.
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Gooderstone
Coordinates: 52°35′16″N 0°36′06″E / 52.587835°N 0.6015983°E / 52.587835; 0.6015983
Gooderstone is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 11.29 km2 (4.36 sq mi) with an estimated population of 390 as of 2007. It lies 6 miles (9.7 km) south west from Swaffham.
Gooderstone is served by St.Georges church in the Benefice of Cockley Cley.
Gooderstone Primary School also serves the villages of Foulden and Oxborough.
Gooderstone Water Gardens and Nature Trail is open daily throughout the year.
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Gorleston
Coordinates: 52°34′33″N 1°43′25″E / 52.5757°N 1.7235°E / 52.5757; 1.7235
Gorleston-On-Sea, also known colloquially as Gorleston, is a settlement in Norfolk in the United Kingdom, forming part of the larger town of Great Yarmouth. Situated at the mouth of the River Yare it was a port town at the time of the Domesday Book. The port then became a centre of fishing for herring along with salt-pans used for the production of salt to preserve the fish. In Edwardian times fishing industry rapidly declined and its role changed that of a seaside resort.
Historically the town was in the county of Suffolk. In the Middle Ages it had two manors, and a small manor called Bacons. In 1832, it became apart of Great Yarmouth for electoral purposes. Finally in 1835 it merged with the town and became part of Great Yarmouth in the county of Norfolk. There used to be two railway stations. Great Yarmouth South which used to go into the Town Centre but it closed in 1970. Great Yarmouth North which used to go to Lowestoft, but it closed in 1942.
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Great Cressingham
Coordinates: 52°33′56″N 0°45′52″E / 52.565608°N 0.76455°E / 52.565608; 0.76455
Great Cressingham is a village which lies about 5 miles (8.0 km) of Watton, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Swaffham and only 1.5 miles (2.4 km) off the A1065 arterial road just north of Hilborough. It is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north west by road from Little Cressingham. As of 2007, it has an estimated population of 235 in an area of 9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi).
The village church is dedicated to Saint Michael in the Benefice of Cockley Cley
There is a pub called the Olde Windmill Inn.
The village school was built in 1840. It was used as a local Authority school until 1992 and was then acquired by Tom and Sally North. They have restored it as closely as possible to how it would have been in Victorian times and now run free historical school days.
Great Cressingtham is on the very edge of the Stanford Battle Area.
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Great Dunham
Coordinates: 52°41′50″N 0°46′15″E / 52.6971153°N 0.7707105°E / 52.6971153; 0.7707105
Great Dunham is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 818 hectares (3.16 square miles) with an estimated population of 325. The village lies 1.5 miles north of its sister village Little Dunham and 7 miles by road north east from Swaffham.
It is served by St.Andrews church in the Benefice of Great Dunham.
Great Denham used to have a smock mill which was superseded by a tower mill now derelict.
There was once a Dunham railway station serving the two sister settlements. It is now closed.
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Great Ellingham
Coordinates: 52°32′07″N 0°58′34″E / 52.5353°N 0.9761°E / 52.5353; 0.9761
Great Ellingham is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 1114 hectares (4.3 square miles) with a population of 1108 as of UK census 2001, though the district's 2007 estimate suggests that this may have risen to 1165. The village lies 2.5 miles north west of Attleborough, 2 miles south east of its sister village of Little Ellingham and 12 miles by road south from Dereham.
Great Ellingham is served by St.James church in the Benefice of Great Ellingham.
Great Ellingham primary school teaches just over 150 pupils up to the age of 11.
The Crown public house, one of six pubs that used to be in the village, was once called The Bell and dates from the mid 18th century.
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Great Yarmouth
Coordinates: 52°36′22″N 1°43′44″E / 52.606°N 1.729°E / 52.606; 1.729
Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is located at the mouth of the River Yare, 20 miles (32 km) east of Norwich.
It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea. For hundreds of years it was a major fishing port, depending mainly on herring fishery, but its fishing industry suffered a steep decline and has now all but disappeared. The discovery of oil in the North Sea in the 1960s led to a flourishing oil rig supply industry, and today it services offshore natural gas rigs. More recently, the development of renewable energy sources, especially offshore wind power, has created further opportunities for support services. A wind farm of 30 generators is within sight of the town on the Scroby Sands.
The town has a beach and two piers.
The town itself is on a thin spit sandwiched between the North Sea and River Yare. Its well known features include the historic rows (narrow streets) and the main tourist sector on the seafront. The area is linked to Gorleston, Cobholm and Southtown by Haven Bridge and to the A47, A149 and A12 by the Breydon Bridge.
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Gressenhall
Coordinates: 52°41′57″N 0°54′08″E / 52.699165°N 0.902245°E / 52.699165; 0.902245
Gressenhall is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
It covers an area of 10.53 km2 (4.07 sq mi) and had a population of 1008 in 443 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
The village is on the River Whitewater close to East Dereham in Norfolk, England.
The Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse museum is located here, and a watermill dating from 1847. The main buildings of the Gressenhall workhouse were built in 1777 when it was a house of industry. Here paupers would work under quite a strict regime in return for accommodation.
This changed after the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834: as a result the building underwent numerous changes to comply with the Act. The workhouse was a poor law institution. Its purpose was to provide a home and work for the poor local people who had nowhere to live. Gressenhall was constructed in 1776 and took one year to open.
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Griston
Coordinates: 52°33′29″N 0°51′59″E / 52.558°N 0.8665°E / 52.558; 0.8665
Griston is a village and civil parish in the Wayland area of the Breckland district within the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.62 km2 (2.17 sq mi) and had a population of 1,206 in 206 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
It has a church in the name of St. Peter and St. Paul, a pub 'The Waggon And Horses', an elderly home 'Thorp House', a day care centre for the elderly, it hosts part of the RAF Watton wartime airfield (now belonging to the USAAF), and the category C Wayland (HM Prison). It lies between the town Watton, Norfolk, where the nearest high school is Wayland Community High School and a fellow Wayland village of Caston, where the nearest primary school is Caston CE VA Primary School.
The village can be traced way back to the Domesday Book.
Griston Hall is believed to be the abode of the wicked uncle who ordered the death of his wards, the Babes in the Wood, so that he could inherit their property. The village sign reflects the story.
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Guist
Coordinates: 52°47′26″N 0°57′48″E / 52.7906°N 0.96335°E / 52.7906; 0.96335
Guist is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.80 km2 (2.63 sq mi) and had a population of 242 in 102 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
The village is home to the Sennowe Park Estate and is surrounded by land owned by Mr.Thomas Cooke. At the crossroads of the A1067 and the B1110 is the Clock Tower, a distinctive landmark of the area. The old 1930 bridge on the B1110 to North Elmham was replaced by an eco friendly new bridge in 2002. On the village green is an example of a brick kiln. The church of St Andrew and contains a "Green Man" carving on the pulpit.
The local pub is called The Ordnance Arms, where they have an adjacent Thai restaurant. As well as this business, the village also has a number of prospering farms in and around the local area.[citation needed]
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Hardingham
Coordinates: 52°35′41″N 1°01′00″E / 52.59469°N 1.01667°E / 52.59469; 1.01667
Hardingham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 9.78 km2 (3.78 sq mi) and had a population of 274 in 110 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
The village is most notable for Hardingham railway station a stop on the Mid-Norfolk Railway. It is a few miles away from the town of Wymondham, and roughly fifteen miles from Norwich.
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Hilborough
Coordinates: 52°34′19″N 0°41′45″E / 52.57184°N 0.69596°E / 52.57184; 0.69596
Hilborough is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Swaffham, 25.4 miles (40.9 km) west south west of Norwich and 93.2 miles (150.0 km) north north east of London. The village straddles the A1065 between Swaffham and Brandon. The nearest railway station is at Brandon for the Breckland Line which runs between Cambridge and Norwich.
Hilborough has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. In the great book Hilborough is recorded by the name ‘’Hildeburhwella’’. The main landholder is William de Warenne. The main tennent was named as William. The survey also notes that there were three mills, five Beehives. The ancestors of Admiral Nelson, including the Admiral's father, the Reverend Edmund Nelson, who left for Burnham Thorpe shortly before Horatio was born; were rectors of the parish church of All Saints at Hilborough between 1734 and 1806
The family of Admiral Nelson. Nelson’s grandfather, father, uncle-by-marriage and his brother were all rectors of All Saints parish church in the village. As a young boy Nelson stayed with his uncle and grandmother in Hilborough. After the battle of the Nile, Nelson was created Baron Nelson of the Nile and Hilborough.
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Hockering
Coordinates: 52°40′30″N 1°04′16″E / 52.675°N 1.071°E / 52.675; 1.071
Hockering is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 628. By 2007 the district estimated that this had risen to 665.
The parish has an area of 8.10 square kilometres (3.13 sq mi) The village is around 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Dereham and around 10 miles (16 km) west of Norwich.
Hockering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a small village school which takes children from Hockering and surrounding villages. It has a friendly, family atmosphere and its small, mixed-age classes enable children to receive a personalised education appropriate to their ability. An Ofsted inspection in December 2010 rated Hockering Primary School as good overall and as satisfactory or better in all respects. It was scored as outstanding for the effectiveness of care, guidance and support, for effectiveness of promoting learning and well-being, and for the extent to which children feel safe.
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Hockham
Coordinates: 52°29′46″N 0°52′34″E / 52.4961°N 0.8762°E / 52.4961; 0.8762
Hockham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi) and had a population of 620 in 252 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland. The district's 2007/08 estimate suggests that the population had risen to 645.
The parish is sometimes referred to as Great Hockham, the main village, though there is evidence that suggests that the village of Little Hockham is now deserted.
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Holme Hale
Coordinates: 52°37′49″N 0°46′58″E / 52.63019°N 0.78264°E / 52.63019; 0.78264
Holme Hale is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 1069 hectares (4.13 square miles) with an estimated population of 444 as of UK census 2001. The village lies 1.5 miles south of Necton and 5.5 miles by road east from Swaffham.
Holme Hale is served by St.Andrews church in the Benefice of Necton.
It once had a railway station on the line between Swaffham and Thetford. The station and goods sheds are now private dwellings and form part of the satellite hamlet of Holme Hale Station Road.
Holme Hale Hall opens its gardens for the charitable NGS.
Holme Hale hosts an ADSL broadband enabled telephone exchange serving approx. 1,464 residential premises and 59 non-residential premises.
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Horningtoft
Coordinates: 52°46′16″N 0°52′05″E / 52.771°N 0.868°E / 52.771; 0.868
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 as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
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.
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Hunstanton
Coordinates: 52°56′N 0°29′E / 52.93°N 0.48°E / 52.93; 0.48
Hunstanton (locali/ˈhʌnstən/ HUN-stən), known colloquially as 'Sunny Hunny', is a seaside town (population 4961) in Norfolk, England, facing The Wash.
Hunstanton is an east coast town but faces west and is one of the few places on the east coast in England where the sun can be seen to set over the sea.
Hunstanton is notable for its stratified, fossiliferous cliffs: lower reddish limestone, known as 'red chalk', was laid down during the Lower Cretaceous Epoch and is topped by a white chalk layer from the Upper Cretaceous Epoch.
Hunstanton is a nineteenth century resort town, initially known as New Hunstanton so distinguished from the adjacent old village from which it took its name. The new town long ago eclipsed the village in scale and population.
The original settlement of Hunstanton is now known as Old Hunstanton, probably taking its name from The River Hun which runs to the coast just to the east of Old Hunstanton. It is also said that the name Hunstanton originated from the word "Honeystone", a reference to the local red Carr stone. The River begins in the grounds of Old Hunstanton Park which surrounds the old Moated Hall, the ancestral home of the Le Strange family. Old Hunstanton village is of prehistoric origin and is situated near to the head of Peddars Way. In 1970, evidence of Neolithic settlement was found. The quiet character of Old Hunstanton remains distinct from and complements that of its busy sibling, with clifftop walks past a privately owned redundant lighthouse and the ruins of St. Edmund's Chapel, built in 1272.
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Ickburgh
Coordinates: 52°31′18″N 0°39′59″E / 52.52162°N 0.66638°E / 52.52162; 0.66638
Ickburgh is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A1065 Mildenhall to Fakenham road, some 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Brandon and 9 miles (14 km) south of Swaffham. The village is 36 miles (58 km) from the city of Norwich and 89 miles (143 km) from London.
The civil parish has an area of 1,221 hectares (3,020 acres) and in the 2001 census had a population of 245 in 99 households. The parish shares boundaries with the adjacent parishes of Hilborough, Foulden, Didlington, Mundford, Lynford and Stanford. The parish falls within the district of Breckland. Local government responsibilities are shared between the parish, district and county councils.
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Inagua
Inagua is the southernmost district of the Bahamas comprising the islands of Great Inagua and Little Inagua.
Great Inagua is the third largest island in The Bahamas at 596 sq mi (1544 km²) and lies about 55 miles (90 km) from the eastern tip of Cuba. The island is about 55 x 19 miles (90 x 30 km) in extent, the highest point being 108 ft (33 m) on East Hill. It encloses several lakes, most notably the 12-mile (19 km) long Lake Windsor (also called Lake Rosa) which occupies nearly 1/4 of the interior. The population of Great Inagua is 969 (2000 census).
The island's capital and only harbour is Matthew Town, named after George Matthew a 19th century Governor of the Bahamas. This town houses the Morton Salt Company’s main facility, producing one million tonnes of sea salt a year - the second largest solar saline operation in North America and Inagua's main industry. Great Inagua Airport (IATA: IGA, ICAO: MYIG) is located nearby.
There is a large bird sanctuary in the centre of the island with a population of more than 80,000 of West Indian Flamingoes and many other exotic birds such as the native Bahama Parrot, the Bahama woodstar hummingbird, Bahama pintails, Brown pelicans, Tri-colored herons, Snowy egrets, Reddish egrets, Stripe-headed tanangers, Cormorants, Roseate spoonbills, American kestrels, and Burrowing owls.
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Kempstone
Coordinates: 52°42′32″N 0°47′08″E / 52.7088956735°N 0.78556793747°E / 52.7088956735; 0.78556793747
Kempstone is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 331 hectares (1.3 square miles) with an estimated population of 18 as of UK census 2001 though the Breckland Yearbook gives the figure as 20 for the year 2007/2008. The village lies 1.2 miles (1.9 km) south of Litcham and 9.3 miles (15.0 km) by road east from Dereham.
It is served by All Saints church, Litcham (with Kempston) in the Benefice of Litcham. It was once served by the now derelict St.Pauls
Media related to Kempstone at Wikimedia Commons
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Kenninghall
Coordinates: 52°26′19″N 0°59′33″E / 52.4385°N 0.9924°E / 52.4385; 0.9924
Kenninghall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.73 sq mi (14.8 km2) and had a population of 878 in 369 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
The name Kenninghall comes from the Saxon word Cyning (king) and Halla (palace). The site was the home of the kings of East Anglia. After the invasion of William the Conqueror in 1066, he granted the estate to William of Albany, and his heirs, as a residence for the Chief Butler of England at the Coronation of the British monarch.
In the reign of Henry VIII, the estate was granted to Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, who destroyed the original structure and erected a magnificent new building with two fronts. The house and estate passed to Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. The estate was confiscated by the Crown when he was arrested on suspicion of treason. The house served as a residence for both of Henry VIII's daughters: Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth at different times during the reign of Edward VI. When Mary became Queen in 1553, she granted the estate to the 3rd Duke's grandson, Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk.
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Kilverstone
Coordinates: 52°25′58″N 0°46′59″E / 52.43267°N 0.78312°E / 52.43267; 0.78312
Kilverstone is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk east of Thetford. It covers an area of 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi) and had a population of 60 in 25 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
Its church, St Andrew, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
The great naval reformer Admiral Jacky Fisher (Baron Fisher of Kilverstone) lived at nearby Kilverstone Hall, and is buried in the church grounds.
Kilverstone Hall comprised an original medieval mansion which was greatly enlarged by Josiah Vavasseur, technical director of the arms manufacturing firm William Armstrong Ltd. It included a parkland estate of 3,000 acres (12 km2). Upon Josiah Vavasseur's death the house and park were inherited by Cecil Fisher - son of Jacky Fisher and adopted heir to Vavasseur. Admiral Fisher and his wife moved into the Hall by invitation upon his retirement in 1910 and lived there until he returned to London to take up the position of First Sea Lord upon the outbreak of World War I in 1914. The house still remains the property of the Fisher family and has the mailed fist and trident of Lord Fisher's baronial crest on its gateposts.
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Les Ulis
Coordinates: 48°40′56″N 2°10′11″E / 48.6822°N 2.1698°E / 48.6822; 2.1698
Les Ulis is a commune in the Essonne department located in the southwestern suburbs (banlieue) of Paris, France. It is 23 km (14 mi) from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants of Les Ulis are known as Ulissiens.
Les Ulis is a new town located in the Île-de-France, in the south-west of the Parisian agglomeration and in the north-west of the Essonne department. It sits on the Cortabœuf plateau which dominates the Yvette valley, also known as the Chevreuse valley. It is 23km to the south-west of central Paris, 20km north-west of Évry and 14km to the south-east of Versailles.
The town is laid out in the form of a U, approximately three km by two km, and covers 680 hectares. Over 65% of the area is built-up, 17% is semi-rural and 16% is either rural or comprises communal green space. The French Institut Géographique National gives the co-ordinates of the town as 48°40'58" N and 02°09'55" E at the central point.
The source of the minor river Rouillon (river) is in the neighbouring town of Villejust, close to the communal border. The lowest point of the town, at the point where it meets Bures-sur-Yvette, is at an altitude of 87m. Most of the town is situated at an average altitude of over 150m. Its highest point is at 170m. The land on which it is built consists of clay, sand and millstone.
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Lexham
Coordinates: 52°43′38″N 0°44′48″E / 52.7272°N 0.7468°E / 52.7272; 0.7468
Lexham is a parish consisting of the twin villages of East Lexham and West Lexham situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 9.73 km2 (3.76 sq mi) with a population of 157 as of the 2001 census. The Lexham villages are just over a mile apart and lie 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north of Swaffham and 18 miles (29 km) by road east from Kings Lynn.
It is served by St.Nicholas church in West Lexham and St.Andrews in East Lexham in the Benefice of Litcham. Both churches have round towers with St.Andrews reputed to be the oldest in the country.
The Nar Valley Way passes through the villages with a permissive path through the grounds of Lexham Hall estate.
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Litcham
Coordinates: 52°43′27″N 0°47′29″E / 52.72415°N 0.79142°E / 52.72415; 0.79142
Litcham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 10 km (6.2 mi) north-east of the town of Swaffham and 40 km (25 mi) west of the city of Norwich.
The civil parish has an area of 7.89 km2 (3.05 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 592 in 257 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.
Litcham is in the Launditch hundred of the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. It is almost equidistant from three major market towns: East Dereham, Fakenham and Swaffham.
The Bull Inn is a 17th century coaching inn with parts dating back to the 14th century. It is the one surviving of many pubs once serving the village.
The village has all the necessary amenities such as a post office, butchers, church, Methodist chapel, bus garage, fish and chip shop and health centre.
Litcham is the location of Litcham High School and Litcham Primary School.
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Little Cressingham
Coordinates: 52°33′56″N 0°45′52″E / 52.5656°N 0.7645°E / 52.5656; 0.7645
Little Cressingham lies 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south east by road from Great Cressingham, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Watton and 8 miles (13 km) south of Swaffham in the Breckland District of Norfolk. It covers an area of 11.90 km2 (4.59 sq mi) and had a population of 157 in 70 households as of the 2001 census The village is located on the edge of the Stanford Battle Area.
The village is dispersed, with the main centre focused on a crossroads around the church and the mill. The village church is dedicated to St Andrew and is partially ruined. The building is medieval and designated as a Grade I listed building. The village is in the Benefice of Cockley Cley. The round tower Church of All Saints at Threxton lies 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the east of the village.
The village pub, The White Horse, closed in 2004. Next to the church is the old Free School founded and endowed by William Farrer in 1809 and built at a cost of £144. It is now the village hall. The mill at Little Cressingham, a Grade II* listed building, is both a water and wind mill, one of only two in Norfolk. It was built in about 1820 on the Clermont Estate and is now disused.
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Little Dunham
Coordinates: 52°40′48″N 0°45′35″E / 52.679954°N 0.759774°E / 52.679954; 0.759774
Little Dunham is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 749 hectares (2.9 square miles) with a population of 309 as of the 2001 census. The village lies 1.5 miles south of its sister village Great Dunham and 6 miles by road north east from Swaffham.
Little Dunham is served by St.Margarets church in the Benefice of Great Dunham .
Great Dunham Primary School serves the village.
The unusual Fransham Obelisk raised in the memory of Lord Nelson is actually just in Little Dunham.
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Little Ellingham
Coordinates: 52°33′11″N 0°57′24″E / 52.55305°N 0.95654°E / 52.55305; 0.95654
Little Ellingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 4.6 miles (7.4 km) north west of Attleborough, 2 miles (3.2 km) north west of its sister village of Great Ellingham, 18.8 miles (30.3 km) west south west of Norwich and 105 miles (169 km) north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Attleborough for the Breckland Line which runs between Cambridge and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.
Little Ellingham is served by St.Peters church in the Benefice of Great Ellingham.
Little Ellingham has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. In the great book Little Ellingham is recorded by the names “Ailincham”, “Elincgham” and “Ellingham. The main landholder is the King but in the custody of William de Warenne and Godric. The survey also mentions 12 cattle and 34 goats.
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Liverpool
Liverpool ( /ˈlɪvəpuːl/) is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Liverpool was 445,200 and was part of a larger urban area of 816,216.
Historically a part of Lancashire, the urbanisation and expansion of Liverpool were both largely brought about by the city's status as a major port. By the 18th century, trade from the West Indies, Ireland and mainland Europe coupled with close links with the Atlantic Slave Trade furthered the economic expansion of Liverpool. By the early 19th century, 40% of the world's trade passed through Liverpool's docks, contributing to Liverpool's rise as a major city.
Inhabitants of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians but are also colloquially known as "Scousers", in reference to the local dish known as "scouse", a form of stew. The word "Scouse" has also become synonymous with the Liverpool accent and dialect. Liverpool's status as a port city has contributed to its diverse population, which, historically, were drawn from a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, particularly those from Ireland. The city is also home to the oldest Black African community in the country and the oldest Chinese community in Europe.
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London
Londoni/ˈlʌndən/ is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium. London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its square-mile mediaeval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, the name London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core. The bulk of this conurbation forms the London region and the Greater London administrative area, governed by the elected Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence. It is the world's leading financial centre alongside New York City and has the fifth-largest city GDP in the world (and the largest in Europe). London has been described as a world cultural capital. It was the world's most visited city during 2011 and London Heathrow is the world's busiest airport by number of international passengers. London's 43 universities form the largest concentration of higher education in Europe. In 2012 London will become the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic Games three times.
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Longham
Coordinates: 52°42′21″N 0°52′30″E / 52.70596°N 0.87488°E / 52.70596; 0.87488
Longham is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 540 hectares (2.1 square miles) with a population of 219 in 100 households as of the 2001 census. Longham lies 5 miles (8.0 km) north west of Dereham and 11 miles (18 km) south of Fakenham.
Longham is served by St.Andrew & St.Paul church in the Benefice of Gressenhall.
The Victorian photographer Robert Howlett grew up in the parsonage at Longham from circa 1840 until 1852, the second of four sons of Reverend Robert Howlett and Harriet Harsant. He is renowned for his iconic photograph of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Circa 1845, the parsonage in Longham had an electrical telegraph link to the local Manor House, this was only eight years after Samuel Morse filed his telegraphy patent in America.
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Lynford
Coordinates: 52°29′16″N 0°40′47″E / 52.48768°N 0.67977°E / 52.48768; 0.67977
Lynford is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 24.72 km2 (9.54 sq mi) with a population of 157 in 81 households as of the UK census 2001. Lynford lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north east of Brandon and between Mundford, 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north west, and Thetford, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to the south east, on the A134. It lies deep within Breckland forestry land between the Stanford Battle Area and Thetford Forest.
Lynford is served by Our Lady of Consolation and Saint Stephen chapel of ease joined to Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Thetford.
Lynford Hall, which is actually closer to Mundford, was rebuilt in the 19th century by Stephens Lyne-Stephens who was known as the richest commoner in England. The hall is now a hotel and conference centre. Lynford Arboretum and Lakes, formerly part of Lynford Hall estate, is now owned by the Forestry Commission.
Grimes Graves, the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Great Britain, lie a mile to the south.
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Manchester
Coordinates: 53°28′N 2°14′W / 53.467°N 2.233°W / 53.467; -2.233
Manchesteri/ˈmæntʃɛstər/ is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England with an estimated population of 498,800 in 2010. Manchester lies within one of the United Kingdom's largest urban areas; the Greater Manchester Urban Area which has a population of 2.2 million. The demonym of Manchester is Mancunian and the local authority is Manchester City Council.
Manchester is situated in the south-central part of North West England, fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south and the Pennines to the north and east. The recorded history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort of Mamucium, which was established in c. 79 AD on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically, most of the city was a part of Lancashire, although areas south of the River Mersey were in Cheshire. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but it began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchester's unplanned urbanisation was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, and resulted in it becoming the world's first industrialised city. An early 19th-century factory building boom transformed Manchester from a township into a major mill town and borough that was granted city status in 1853. In 1894 the Manchester Ship Canal was built, creating the Port of Manchester.
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Mattishall
Coordinates: 52°39′31″N 1°02′05″E / 52.6585°N 1.03466°E / 52.6585; 1.03466
Mattishall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated in the heart of Norfolk 13 miles from the centre of Norwich and four miles from Dereham, at the geographical centre of Norfolk.
It covers an area of 11.89 km2 (4.59 sq mi) and had a population of 2,631 in 1,110 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
It is situated on a plateau of boulder clay left by the glaciers about 300,000 years ago. The soil in the area varies from sands around the neighbouring Mattishall Burgh to stickier clays around Mattishall.
Evidence of human activity in these villages reaches back to the period between 8000 and 1000 BC. The discovery in 1968 of a hoard of 110 silver coins provides a link with the Roman period. However no proof of Roman occupation has been found so far. The four panels of the Mattishall village sign, erected in 1984, depict different periods of history from Roman, the Domesday Survey of 1086, medieval to the mid-twentieth century.
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Mileham
Coordinates: 52°44′15″N 0°50′02″E / 52.73751°N 0.83397°E / 52.73751; 0.83397
Mileham is a village approximately mid way between East Dereham and Fakenham in Mid Norfolk. The village sits astride of the B1145Kings Lynn to Mundesley road that dissects Mid Norfolk west to east.It is the old coaching road from Kings Lynn to Norwich and then onto Great Yarmouth.
The name Mileham comes from the presence of a Mill ( The base of the last one can still be seen from the Litcham Road.) It is a linear village in 'High Norfolk', and is also a 'Conservation Village,' centered on Burwood Hall, The Church and The Castle.
There is a ruined Norman castle ( now a nature reserve) near to the site of the Roman Camp and a fine church St John the Baptist with some rare stained glass windows.
St John The Baptist The north tower, which functions as a portal was given by the church’s patron Lord Fitzalan. The churchyard is typical of the country parish church, showing gravestone surrounding the building. A medieval tomb in the churchyard retains the remnants of a cross. The west window showing Catherine (wheel), John the Baptist (lamb) and Margaret (spearing dragon) is a rare extant example of stained glass of the decorated style. The window was also added by Lord Fitzalon. Colors of green, gold, olive, amber, as well as red and blue distinguish the complex canopies and figures. In the lower half of the window fragments of 15th-century glass include images of an unidentified female saint and St. Margaret.
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Mundford
Coordinates: 52°30′30″N 0°39′21″E / 52.508281°N 0.655746°E / 52.508281; 0.655746
Mundford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated at the intersection of two major routes, the A134 Colchester to King's Lynn road and the A1065 Mildenhall to Fakenham road, about 8 miles (13 km) north west of Thetford. The village is 35 miles (56 km) from the city of Norwich and 88 miles (142 km) from London.
The civil parish has an area of 832 hectares (2,060 acres) and in the 2001 census had a population of 1,591 in 669 households. The parish shares boundaries with the adjacent parishes of Didlington, Cranwich, Weeting-with-Broomhill, Lynford and Ickburgh. The parish falls within the district of Breckland. Local government responsibilities are shared between the parish, district and county councils.
Lynford Quarry in Mundford is a well-preserved in-situ Middle Palaeolithic open-air site dating to 60,000 years ago that is believed to show evidence of Neanderthal Man.
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Narford
Coordinates: 52°41′36″N 0°36′41″E / 52.693196°N 0.611269°E / 52.693196; 0.611269
Narford is situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 970 hectares (3.75 square miles). Narford village has all but disappeared, with a population of only 41, except for the large 18th century Narford Hall built by Andrew Fountaine, art collector and amateur architect. To the rear of the hall runs the river River Nar on its way from West Acre towards Narborough. Adjacent to the hall is St.Mary the Virgin church in the Benefice of Narborough and part of the Nar Valley Group of Parishes.
Andrew Fountaine (1918–1997) who was a founder member of the National Labour Party and deputy leader of the British National Front lived at Narford Hall. He retired from politics in 1981.[citation needed] He was the uncle, by marriage, to Tony Martin who was convicted of killing a 16 year old boy who broke into his house.
The village is on the Nar Valley Way path.
In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Narford.
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Necton
Coordinates: 52°39′00″N 0°46′30″E / 52.65°N 0.775°E / 52.65; 0.775
Necton, commonly called Neeton, is a village situated on a turning off the A47 main road between Swaffham and East Dereham in the Breckland district of mid-Norfolk. As at the 2001 census it has a population of 1,865 residents and an area of 15.48 km2 (5.98 sq mi). It has a number of facilities including a primary school, playing field, garden centre, garage, social club, pub, old people's home, post office, and a number of shops.
All Saints' church is at the centre of the village in the Benefice of Necton.
There is an old mill dating back to 1782 that was in full working order until the 1960s. Necton tower mill had been converted into a single storey dwelling with a flat roof by 1970.
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New Buckenham
Coordinates: 52°28′20″N 1°04′20″E / 52.4722°N 1.0722°E / 52.4722; 1.0722
New Buckenham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi) and had a population of 468 in 197 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
The village lies between the towns of Diss and Attleborough, centred on an ancient green with a whipping post. The village is close to Old Buckenham, a community that contains rather newer housing.
New Buckenham's calendar includes a traditional August Bank Holiday Fete.
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Norfolk
Norfolk ( /ˈnɔrfək/) is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The city of Norwich is the county town at Norfolk which is fifth largest ceremonial county in England, with an area of 5,371 km² (2,074 sq mi).
Of the 34 non-metropolitan English counties, Norfolk is the seventh most populous, with a population of 850,800 (mid 2008). However, as a largely rural county it has a low population density, 155 people per square kilometre (or 401 per square mile). Norfolk has about one-thirtieth the population density of central London, the tenth lowest density county in the country, with 38% of the county’s population living in the four major built up areas of Norwich (195,000), Great Yarmouth (67,000), King's Lynn (41,000) and Thetford (22,000).The Broads, a well known network of rivers and lakes, is located towards the county's east coast, bordering Suffolk. The area has the status of a National Park and is protected by the Broads Authority. Historical sites, such as those in the centre of Norwich, also contribute to tourism.
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North Elmham
Coordinates: 52°44′55″N 0°56′23″E / 52.74856°N 0.93972°E / 52.74856; 0.93972
North Elmham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 19.20 km2 (7.41 sq mi) and had a population of 1,428 in 624 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
The village is about 8 km (5.0 mi) north of East Dereham on the west bank of the River Wensum. North Elmham was the site of a pre-Norman cathedral, seat of the Bishop of Elmham until 1075.
North Elmham comes from the Anglo-Saxon "Village where elms grew" and is first mentioned in 1035. Only ruins now survive of the Saxon cathedral. It housed the episcopal throne of the bishops of Elmham from around 672 until the episcopal see was moved to Thetford in 1075. A mid ninth-century copper-alloy hanging censer was discovered at North Elmham in 1786. The earthworks and ruins at North Elmham stewarded by English Heritage are thought to be the remains of Bishop Herbert de Losinga's late eleventh-century episcopal church and the late fourteenth century double-moated castle built on this by Henry le Despenser, Bishop of Norwich. To the north of the village was the Norfolk County School which on closing in the 1890s was taken over for the Watts Naval School. The village is also the birthplace of the actor John Mills. The fine buildings have now been demolished. The County School Station on branch line served the school, and today is preserved as a small visitor centre. The village once had its own station, North Elmham railway station, on the Mid-Norfolk Railway line from Wymondham to Fakenham. The building still exists and it is planned to build a new one or reopen the building as a station again. This would be needed to connect the County School station described above to the rest of the Mid-Norfolk railway.
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North Lopham
Coordinates: 52°24′09″N 0°59′29″E / 52.40259°N 0.99139°E / 52.40259; 0.99139
North Lopham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 8.17 km2 (3.15 sq mi) and had a population of 605 in 240 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
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North Norfolk
North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, United Kingdom. Its council is based in Cromer. The council headquarters can be found approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) out of the town of Cromer on the Holt Road.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of Cromer Urban District, North Walsham Urban District, Sheringham Urban District, Wells-next-the-Sea Urban District, Erpingham Rural District, Smallburgh Rural District, and Walsingham Rural District.
The district was originally to be called Pastonacres, but changed its name by resolution of the council and permission of the Secretary of State for Environment before it formally came into existence on 1 April 1974.
The district is entirely parished, and is made up of 121 civil parishes. At the time of the 2001 census, the district had an area of 994 square kilometres (384 sq mi), with a population of 98,382 in 43,502 households.
The district contains the following civil parishes:
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North Pickenham
Coordinates: 52°37′39″N 0°45′13″E / 52.6275°N 0.753611°E / 52.6275; 0.753611
North Pickenham is a village in the Breckland district of mid-Norfolk, East Anglia, England in the United Kingdom. Named after its leader Pinca, Pica or maybe Piccea with ham meaning homestead, it became a pagan Anglo Saxon settlement in the 5th century AD. It remained part of a Saxon kingdom until the Norman Conquest in 1066 when it became part of the honour of the Earl of Richmond, Yorkshire. The old village sign showed a Saxon (left) and a Norman (right) warrior (see Great Britain in the Middle Ages) with Richmond Castle and the river Wissey in the background; The sign was designed by Ben Ripper, a local historian, and carved by Steve Eggleton. A new village statue by Tom Yorke replaced the deteriorating old sign and was unveiled by the incumbent MP George Freeman on 22 October 2010.
North Pickenham has an area of 1015 hectares (3.92 square miles) with a population of 500 as of 2001 censusNorfolk (pop. 832,400) has about a 30th the population density of Central London, the tenth lowest density county in the country, with 38% of the county’s population living in the three major built up areas of Norwich (194,200), Great Yarmouth (66,400) and King's Lynn (40,700).
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North Tuddenham
Coordinates: 52°35′44″N 1°00′33″E / 52.59553°N 1.00906°E / 52.59553; 1.00906
North Tuddenham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, it has a parish church, that is named St Mary's.
It covers an area of 9.41 km2 (3.63 sq mi) and had a population of 305 in 121 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
North Tuddenham is 3 miles (4.8 km) east of East Dereham, and is close to the A47 road.
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North Walsham
Coordinates: 52°49′16″N 1°23′13″E / 52.821°N 1.387°E / 52.821; 1.387
North Walsham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England in the North Norfolk district.
The civil parish has an area of 29.3 km2 (11.3 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 11,998. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.
The town is 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Cromer and the same distance north of Wroxham. The county town and city of Norwich is 24 km (15 mi) south. The town is served by North Walsham railway station, on the Bittern Line between Norwich, Cromer and Sheringham. The main road through the town is the A149.
The town is on the North Walsham & Dilham Canal, still privately owned by the North Walsham Canal Company. The canal ran from Antingham Mill, largely following the course of the River Ant to a point below Honing. A short branch canal leaves the main navigation near Honing and terminates at the village of Dilham.
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Norwich
Norwich (i/ˈnɒrɪdʒ/ NORR-ij, (also /ˈnɒrɪtʃ/ NORR-ich) is a city on the River Wensum in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom. Until the Industrial Revolution, Norwich was the capital of England's most populous county and vied with Bristol as England's second city.
The urban area of Norwich has a population of 194,839. This area extends beyond the city boundary, with extensive suburban areas on the western, northern and eastern sides, including Costessey, Hellesdon, Bowthorpe, Old Catton, Sprowston and Thorpe St Andrew. The parliamentary seats cross over into adjacent local government districts. 135,800 (2008 est.) people live in the City of Norwich and the population of the Norwich Travel to Work Area (i.e. the area of Norwich in which most people both live and work) is 367,035 (the 1991 figure was 351,340)[citation needed]. Norwich is the fourth most densely populated local government district within the East of England with 3,480 people per square kilometre (8,993 per square mile).
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Old Buckenham
Coordinates: 52°28′N 1°02′E / 52.47°N 1.03°E / 52.47; 1.03
Old Buckenham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximately 29 km (18 mi) south-west of Norwich. It covers an area of 20.06 km2 (7.75 sq mi) and had a population of 1,294 in 658 households as of the 2001 census For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
Old Buckenham was listed as Bucham, Buccham or Bucheham in the 1068 Domesday Book. The name comes from the Old English for "homestead of a man called Bucca".
During the nineteenth century there was a small Sandemanian community in the village which the natural philosopher Michael Faraday visited many times in the 1850s and 1860s.
Old Buckenham is in the Buckenham ward of the district of Breckland. It is part of the constituency of South West Norfolk, represented at parliament by Conservative MP Christopher Fraser. It is part of the East of England constituency of the European Parliament.
Old Buckenham is in the southern part of the county of Norfolk, approximately 29 km (18 mi) south-west of Norwich and about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of its post town, Attleborough. Nearby villages include New Buckenham, Puddledock, Wilby and Banham.
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Oxborough
Coordinates: 52°34′53″N 0°34′15″E / 52.5814°N 0.5708°E / 52.5814; 0.5708
Oxborough is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 13.024 km2 (5.029 sq mi) and had a population of 240 in 106 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
Oxborough is famous for its church, and the manor house Oxburgh Hall. The Oxborough dirk, a bronze age ceremonial oversize dagger was discovered nearby in 1988. It was acquired for the nation and is now on display in the British Museum.
In 1948, the tower and spire of St. Johns collapsed onto the church below, destroying the south side of the nave. This was due to the weight of the bells, coupled with high winds. The south chapel contains a rare terracotta tomb, which was undamaged in the collapse. This tomb is unique in England, and is evidence of the Roman Catholicism of the Bedingfeld family.
The ruined nave
The east end
The north wall
Oxburgh Hall
Oxburgh Hall is the ancient ancestral home of the Bedingfeld family, and is now owned by the National Trust.
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Quidenham
Coordinates: 52°27′02″N 0°58′53″E / 52.45054°N 0.98150°E / 52.45054; 0.98150
Quidenham is a small rural village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 22.51 km2 (8.69 sq mi) and had a population of 576 in 183 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
It is situated 10 miles (16 km) north-east of the town of Thetford and 24 miles (39 km) south-west of the city of Norwich.
The place-name 'Quidenham' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Cuidenham', and means 'Cwida's ham or village'. The name 'Cwida' corresponds to the Old High German name 'Quito'.
There is a local tradition that Queen Boudica or Boadicea is buried in Quidenham. Quidenham Hall, the former seat of the Earls of Albemarle, is now a Carmelite nunnery and hospice for children.
The church of Quidenham St Andrew is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
Quidenham is also the location of the annual music festival Play Fest.
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Riddlesworth
Coordinates: 52°24′02″N 0°53′22″E / 52.40055°N 0.88951°E / 52.40055; 0.88951
Riddlesworth is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi) and had a population of 147 in 48 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
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Rocklands
Coordinates: 52°32′12″N 0°55′02″E / 52.5367°N 0.91712°E / 52.5367; 0.91712
Rocklands is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk which encompasses the villages of Rockland All Saints and Rockland St Peter. It covers an area of 10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi) and had a population of 702 in 282 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
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Roudham and Larling
Coordinates: 52°27′24″N 0°54′31″E / 52.45668°N 0.90874°E / 52.45668; 0.90874
Roudham and Larling is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 15.20 km2 (5.87 sq mi) and had a population of 278 in 119 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
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Saham Toney
Coordinates: 52°34′57″N 0°48′12″E / 52.58261°N 0.80333°E / 52.58261; 0.80333
Saham Toney is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 14.5 miles (23.3 km) North of Thetford, 27.3 miles (43.9 km) west of Norwich and 101 miles (163 km) north-east of London. The village lies 13.1 miles (21.1 km) west of the town of Attleborough.The nearest railway station is at Attleborough for the Breckland Line which runs between Cambridge and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The civil parish has an area of 16.51 km2 (6.37 sq mi) and in 2001 had a population of 1565 in 680 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.
The village derives part of its name from the 13-acre (53,000 m2) mere that is in the parish. The mere is well stocked with fish especially eels of two species, one noted for their delicious, and the other for their nauseous flavour, also one is of a peculiar shape. There are also pike in the mere of great size. The mere which is privately owned, is thought to be as old as the last Ice Age. The Toney part of the name comes from Roger de Toni, William the Conqueror’s standard bearer, and lord of the manor who added his name to the Saxon Saham which means town of the lake. The Mere is dangerous and access is by special permission of the owner only.
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Scarning
Coordinates: 52°40′20″N 0°53′22″E / 52.67233°N 0.8894°E / 52.67233; 0.8894
Scarning is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 14.13 km2 (5.46 sq mi) and had a population of 2,932 in 1,092 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland. The village of Scarning is situated two miles west of Dereham and seventeen miles west of the city of Norwich, on the old turnpike road between Dereham and Swaffham. Scarning is often remarked on as being split into two parts; Old Scarning and New Scarning. Old Scarning is the original hamlet-like village and New Scarning a more recent estate built in the 1990s. The New Scarning estate consists of a web of lanes all named after flower species The old village has been in existence for over 900 years. It was known as Scerninga in the Domesday book, Scerninges in 1199 and Skerning in 1253.
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Scoulton
Coordinates: 52°33′57″N 0°55′45″E / 52.5657°N 0.9291°E / 52.5657; 0.9291
Scoulton is a small village and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England, situated 16 miles (26 km) west of the city of Norwich and 21 miles (34 km) north-north-east of Thetford.
Scoulton lies on the main road between Norwich and the market town of Watton. Increasingly a dormitory for workers in Norwich's insurance and other service industries, it was traditionally agricultural, relying particularly on the production of sugar beet and on pig farming. It has a fine, partially thatched Saxon church.
The civil parish has an area of 9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi) and in 2001 had a population of 241 in 94 households. The population is split between two main areas of settlement and a number of small, isolated farms. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.
Scoulton is known for its artificial and heavily-wooded lake or "mere", which was the product of extensive flint quarrying and a breeding ground of the great black-headed gull. Large numbers of eggs were harvested in the Middle Ages. The gull colony survived until at least the 1950s. The harvested eggs formed the basis of a now obsolete dish known as Scoulton Pie. The collection of these eggs is depicted on the village sign
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Sheffield
Sheffield
i/ˈʃɛfiːld/ is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely industrial roots to encompass a wider economic base. The population of the City of Sheffield is 555,500 (2010 est.) and it is one of the eight largest regional English cities that make up the English Core Cities Group.
During the 19th century, Sheffield gained an international reputation for steel production. Many innovations were developed locally, including crucible and stainless steel, fuelling an almost tenfold increase in the population during the Industrial Revolution. Sheffield received its municipal charter in 1843, becoming the City of Sheffield in 1893. International competition in iron and steel caused a decline in traditional local industries during the 1970s and 1980s, coinciding with the collapse of coal mining in the area.
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Sheringham
Coordinates: 52°56′24″N 1°12′47″E / 52.940°N 1.213°E / 52.940; 1.213
Sheringham is a seaside town (population 7,143) in Norfolk, England, west of Cromer.
The motto of the town, granted in 1953 to the Sheringham Urban District Council, is Mare Ditat Pinusque Decorat, Latin for "The sea enriches and the pine adorns".
Historically, the parish of Sheringham comprised the two villages of Upper Sheringham, a farming community, and Lower Sheringham, which combined farming with fishing.
The fishing industry was at its peak in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as the coming of the railways made it possible for fish to be transported more efficiently to market. Through the 1900s the focus of the fishing, as all along the north Norfolk coast, began to be on crabs, lobsters and whelks. The local fishermen were major suppliers of crabs and lobsters to the London fish markets. Long lining for cod and the catching of herring began to become less important in the second half of the century, as did whelking. Today, from a peak of maybe 200 boats, Sheringham has eight boats operated single-handed.
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Shipdham
Coordinates: 52°37′41″N 0°53′38″E / 52.628°N 0.894°E / 52.628; 0.894
Shipdham is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south/south-west of Dereham. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 2,145 in 899 households.. It covers an area of 18.69 km2 (7.22 sq mi).
The River Yare rises close to the village.
Shipdham Airfield (formerly RAF Shipdham) is located east of the village.
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Shropham
Coordinates: 52°30′00″N 0°55′19″E / 52.500°N 0.922°E / 52.500; 0.922
Shropham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi) and had a population of 351 in 155 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
Its main attraction is the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, built in flint in the Perpendicular style.
The village is listed in the Domesday Book under the name Scerpham.
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Skawina
Skawina [skaˈvʲina] is a town in southern Poland with 27,328 inhabitants (2008).
Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998).
Skawina is twinned with:
Coordinates: 49°59′N 19°50′E / 49.983°N 19.833°E / 49.983; 19.833
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Snetterton
Coordinates: 52°28′51″N 0°56′09″E / 52.4808°N 0.9357°E / 52.4808; 0.9357
Snetterton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located some 20 km (12 mi) north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km (19 mi) south-west of the city of Norwich.
Snetterton is perhaps best known for the Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, named after the village and located partly in Snetterton and partly in the adjoining civil parish of Quidenham.
Snetterton civil parish has an area of 8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 202 in 74 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.
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South Acre
Coordinates: 52°41′46″N 0°40′32″E / 52.69615°N 0.67555°E / 52.69615; 0.67555
South Acre is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village has almost disappeared, but the remnants are located about 1 km (0.62 mi) south-west of Castle Acre, 8 km (5.0 mi) north of the town of Swaffham, 20 km (12 mi) east of the town of King's Lynn and 50 km (31 mi) west of the city of Norwich. The River Nar flows between South Acre and Castle Acre.
The civil parish has an area of 10.15 km2 (3.92 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 32 in 13 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.
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South Lopham
Coordinates: 52°23′33″N 1°00′05″E / 52.39254°N 1.00129°E / 52.39254; 1.00129
South Lopham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi) and had a population of 371 in 157 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
It is recorded in the Domesday Book as Lopham, later becoming known as Lopham-Parva to mirror the existing village of Lopham-Magna (now North Lopham), and then finally becoming known by its present name of South Lopham.
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South Norfolk
South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Diss Urban District, Wymondham Urban District, Depwade Rural District, Forehoe and Henstead Rural District and Loddon Rural District.
The below table outlines the composition of South Norfolk Council from 1973 to 2007.
2007 saw the Conservatives win 55.1% of the vote and 39 seats in total, gaining 21 seats from the Liberal Democrats, who retained 7 seats despite having 39.2% of the vote. The other parties standing received only 5.7% of the total vote, and no seats.
The strongest local performances from other parties were Labour in Wymondham Rustens ward with 20.1%, and the Green Party in Cringleford ward with 14.4%.
[1] Others: Independents, UKIP and EDP.
Elections are held every four years, with the last elections occurring in May 2007. The next elections are due to take place in May 2011.
The district is entirely parished, and is made up of 119 civil parishes. At the time of the 2001 census, the district had an area of 909 km², with a population of 110,710 in 46,607 households.
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South Pickenham
Coordinates: 52°36′14″N 0°44′31″E / 52.603889°N 0.741944°E / 52.603889; 0.741944
South Pickenham is a small village and civil parish in the Breckland district of mid Norfolk, East Anglia, England. It has an area of 758 hectares (2.93 square miles) and a population of 101 in 40 households as of the 2001 census. This had dropped to an estimated 85 as at the 2007/2008 Breckland yearbook. The Parish Council Tax (Band D) 1 April 2007 was £28.75. It was once in the Hundred of South Greenhoe.
The village is about 4 miles south east of Swaffham and 2 miles from its sister village North Pickenham. The village is centered around Pickenham Hall, still the landlord for much of the village, which is owned by the Arumugam Packiri family. The original hall was designed by William Donthorne but between 1902 and 1905 architect Robert Weir Schultz extensively rebuilt and enlarged the hall, incorporating the previous house, in the style of the Arts and Crafts movement.
The military training area Stanta lies to the south of the parish.
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Sparham
Coordinates: 52°44′04″N 1°04′01″E / 52.73457°N 1.06688°E / 52.73457; 1.06688
Sparham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 7.22 km2 (2.79 sq mi) and had a population of 291 in 109 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
Sparham is one of the highest points in Norfolk, and the top of the church tower has views of the surrounding countryside for several miles.
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Spijkenisse
Spijkenisse ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 74,482 in 2006, and covers an area of 30.23 km² (of which 4.07 km² water). It is part of the Rotterdam Metropolitan Area.
The municipality also includes the communities of Hekelingen, Den Hoek and Beerenplaat.
Spijkenisse is twinned with Thetford, United Kingdom, and Hürth, Germany.
Archeological research has shown that the area around Spijkenisse has been inhabited for many thousands of years. The people then depended on fishing on the Meuse and hunting in the swamps.
The oldest reference to the name Spickenisse is from a source from 1231. This name comes from the words spieke (Spit (landform)) and nesse (nose) meaning "pointy nose" in reference to a spit of land protruding along the river.
Spijkenisse formed as a farmers and fishing village at a creek along the Oude Maas. Initially it belonged to the Lord of Putten (whose coat of arms is now used by the city) but in 1459 the fiefdom Putten, including Spijkenisse, was transferred to Philip III, Duke of Burgundy. In 1581 the area came under the control of the Count of Holland.
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Sporle with Palgrave
Coordinates: 52°40′05″N 0°43′56″E / 52.66795°N 0.73231°E / 52.66795; 0.73231
Sporle with Palgrave is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi) and had a population of 1,038 in 442 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
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Sprowston
Coordinates: 52°39′22″N 1°19′16″E / 52.6561°N 1.3211°E / 52.6561; 1.3211
Sprowston ( /ˈsproʊstən/ or /ˈspraʊstən/) is a small town(population 14,027) bordering Norwich in Norfolk, England. It is bounded by Heartsease to the east, Mousehold Heath and the suburb of New Sprowston to the south (in Norwich), Old Catton to the west, and by the open farmland of Beeston St Andrew to the north.
It was the largest parish in Norfolk and the most populous in Broadland District, before becoming a town in 2011.
Sprowston was recorded (as 'Sprowestuna') in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name is Anglo-Saxon and means 'the settlement belonging to Sprow' and is derived from the OE Sprow and tun (enclosure, settlement or farm)
By 1186 one Manor was held by the Mounteney family, on behalf of Sir Richard de Luci, who kept it for some 250 years, whilst the other, held by the de Sproustons and then the Aslakes, was owned by the Bishop of Norwich. In 1545 the Jermy family granted Mounteney Manor to John Corbet. During Kett's rebellion in 1549 the house was broken into and looted. The army of Robert Kett encamped on nearby Mousehold Heath.
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Stalham
Coordinates: 52°46′12″N 1°30′40″E / 52.770°N 1.511°E / 52.770; 1.511
Stalham is a market town and civil parish on the River Ant in the English county of Norfolk, in East Anglia. It covers an area of 7.30 km2 (2.82 sq mi) and had a population of 2,951 in 1,333 households as of the 2001 census. It lies within the Norfolk Broads, about 15 miles (24 km) north-east of Norwich on the A149 road. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. However, those parts of the parish lying adjacent to the river fall into the executive area of the Broads Authority. The nearest railway station is Worstead.
The 15th-century St Mary's parish church has a rare 15th-century font which has survived because it was buried during the Civil War to prevent its destruction by Oliver Cromwell's forces.
Through the 1960s Stalham suffered from a reduction of the agricultural labour force as a result of improvements in agricultural technology. Beginning in the 1970s, though, housing developments attracted people who took up residence in Stalham but worked elsewhere.
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Stow Bedon
Coordinates: 52°31′46″N 0°52′50″E / 52.52948°N 0.88068°E / 52.52948; 0.88068
Stow Bedon ( /ˌstoʊ ˈbɛdən/) is a village of 287 inhabitants in the Breckland district of the English county of Norfolk.
The Domesday Book mentions Stow Bedon, but in limited detail.
The Inclosure Act however mentions Stow Bedon as a 'Free Village' and mentions how the village "maintained an independent spirit". Further records show that during Queen Victoria's Jubilee, instead of the traditional roasting of an ox, Stow Bedon only roasted a pig.
Kelly's Directory for 1883 records that Stow Bedon had a population of 324 with a total of 35 dwellings. It has been assumed in recent times however that the true number of houses during this period would have been greater.
Stow Bedon adjoins the hamlet of Lower Stow Bedon although the two often appear to be considered one village and the church of Breckles St Margaret is nearby.
The village fete is held annually in June, and the village church, St Botolphs, holds a flower festival.
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Swaffham
Coordinates: 52°39′10″N 0°41′03″E / 52.652893°N 0.684285°E / 52.652893; 0.684285
Swaffham is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The town is situated 20 km (12 mi) east of King's Lynn and 50 km (31 mi) west of Norwich.
The civil parish has an area of 29.57 km2 (11.42 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 6,935 in 3,130 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.
Its name came from Old English Swǣfa hām = "the homestead of the Swabians"; some of them presumably came with the Angles and Saxons. In the Domesday Book three lords were associated with Swaffham: Walter Giffard, with the largest manor; his tenant Hugh Bolebec, who held all of the Giffard land there; and Aubrey de Vere I, who held a smaller manor at Swaffham which the Domesday jurors said Aubrey had seized without the king's permission. As the Bolebec estates passed into Vere hands through two marriages of Bolebec heiresses to Vere males in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, the two manors were combined and held by the Vere Earls of Oxford for several centuries.
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Swanton Morley
Coordinates: 52°42′31″N 0°58′53″E / 52.70864°N 0.98131°E / 52.70864; 0.98131
Swanton Morley is a picturesque village situated in the heart of Norfolk. It is a village steeped in history documented back to the Domesday Book. Today the village exists as a tranquil village community of about 2,500 people.
Located centrally between the market towns of Dereham, Swaffham and Fakenham, Swanton Morley is a self sufficient village, located only three miles away from larger amenities. The village is adjacent to Bylaugh and Bylaugh Hall.
Swanton Morley was the home of Richard Lincoln (1550–1620), local churchwarden who built the mansion known today as The Angel Free House pub. Lincoln was the wealthy grandfather of Samuel Lincoln and Richard's coat-of-arms can be seen today in the east window of All Saints Church in Swanton Morley. Richard Lincoln disinherited Samuel's father Edward from his will in favour of his fourth wife, thus throwing the Lincoln family into penury and forcing young Samuel to flee to Hingham, Massachusetts. His great-great-great-great-grandson was Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States. Richard Lincoln was interred under the center aisle of St Andrew's Church in Hingham, Norfolk, a privilege reserved for gentry.
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Thetford
Coordinates: 52°25′N 0°44′E / 52.41°N 0.74°E / 52.41; 0.74
Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road between Norwich and London, just south of Thetford Forest. The civil parish, covering an area of 29.55 km2 (11.41 sq mi), has a population of 21,588.
Thetford is traditionally thought of as the royal residence of Boudica[citation needed] Queen of the Iceni. The Iceni were a Celtic tribe living in Norfolk and parts of Cambridgeshire. Archaeological evidence suggests that Thetford was an important tribal centre during the late Iron Age and early Roman period. A ceremonial 'grove' was uncovered there during excavations. In 1979, a hoard of Romano-British metalwork, known as the Thetford treasure was located just outside of Thetford. Dating from the mid-4th Century AD, this hoard is a collection of thirty three inscribed spoons, twenty gold finger rings, four pendants, several necklaces and a 2" gold buckle depicting a dancing satyr. They are currently on display and under curation at the British Museum.
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Thetford Forest
Thetford Forest is the largest lowland pine forest in Britain, Thetford Forest Park is located in a region straddling the north of Suffolk and the south of Norfolk in England. Breckland Forest is found within Thetford Forest Park and constitutes 28,947.4 Ha in the form of a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Thetford Forest was created after the First World War to provide a strategic reserve of timber, since the country had lost so many oaks and other slow-growing trees as a consequence of the war's demands. It is managed by the Forestry Commission. The creation of the forest destroyed much of the typical Breckland environment of gorse and sandy ridges, ending the frequent sand blows (where the wind picked up sand and blew it across the land reducing visibility). However, this environment was itself man-made, since the area had been denuded by flint-mining, the construction of rabbit warrens and other activities. Grimes Graves is located within the forest.
The forest is largely surrounded by farmland, as well as the villages of West Stow, Ingham, Elveden, and the towns of Mundford and Thetford in Norfolk, and Brandon in Suffolk, however it has a high level of biodiversity. It is home to a large population of hares, rabbits and gamebirds. Several species of deer also reside there, Muntjac, Roe Deer and a small population of Red Deer, the last hunted by the Thetford Forest Staghounds before deer hunting was outlawed.
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Thorpe St Andrew
Coordinates: 52°38′08″N 1°20′35″E / 52.63545°N 1.3431°E / 52.63545; 1.3431
Thorpe St Andrew is a small town and suburb of Norwich in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about two miles east of the city centre, outside the city boundary in the district of Broadland. It constitutes a civil parish covering an area of 705 ha (1,740 acres) which had a population of 13,762 according to the 2001 census. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Broadland district council.
Thorpe is in the Domesday Book, in which it is spelt ‘Torp’, which is a Scandinavian word meaning village (see Thorp). It is thought that the Danes were in East Anglia as early as 870 AD and in 1004 Sweyn and his ships came up the river to Norwich.
There is also evidence that Thorpe was occupied by the Romans with the discovery of various remains. The earliest references found that relate to the parish are under the names of ‘Thorpe Episcopi’ and ‘Thorpe-next-Norwich’. In later years it has been known as ‘Thorpe St Andrew’.
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Tittleshall
Coordinates: 52°45′16″N 0°48′13″E / 52.75434°N 0.80361°E / 52.75434; 0.80361
Tittleshall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
The village and parish of Tittleshall has an area of 1376 hectares or 13.82 km2 (5.34 sq mi). The parish is bordered to the north with the parishes of Raynham and Colkirk, to the west with Wellingham All Saints, to the south with the parishes of Litcham and Mileham and to the east with the parishes Whissonsett. The western edge of the parish also marks the border between the local government districts of Breckland, of which Tittleshall is part, and the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
The Village is situated approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) south-west of the town of Fakenham, 18 km (11 mi) north-east of the town of Swaffham, and 40 km (25 mi) north-west of the city of Norwich.
In the 2001 census had a population of 407 in 157 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.
The village name of Tittleshall is thought to derive from the Old English for Tyttel’s nook. The earliest evidence of human activity within the parish are a number of Neolithic pits and ditches as well as a prehistoric pit. At least three ring ditches have also been discovered, along with a double ring ditch containing cremation pits.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in its own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are three devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Associated with the UK, but not constitutionally part of it, are three Crown Dependencies. The United Kingdom has fourteen overseas territories. These are remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in 1922, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface and was the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former territories.
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Weasenham All Saints
Coordinates: 52°45′30″N 0°44′25″E / 52.7582°N 0.74036°E / 52.7582; 0.74036
Weasenham All Saints is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 8.16 km2 (3.15 sq mi) and had a population of 178 in 76 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
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Weasenham St Peter
Coordinates: 52°45′59″N 0°44′53″E / 52.76625°N 0.74817°E / 52.76625; 0.74817
Weasenham St Peter is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi) and had a population of 166 in 85 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
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Wellingham
Coordinates: 52°45′57″N 0°46′13″E / 52.76597°N 0.77036°E / 52.76597; 0.77036
Wellingham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi) and had a population of 55 in 27 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
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Whissonsett
Coordinates: 52°46′35″N 0°50′43″E / 52.77639°N 0.84526°E / 52.77639; 0.84526
Whissonsett is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 6.8 miles (10.9 km) miles south of the of Fakenham, 27.8 miles (44.7 km) west north west of Norwich and 112 miles (180 km) miles north north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Wymondham for the Breckland Line which runs between Norwich and Peterborough. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The parish had in 2001 census, a population of 483 in 206 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland. The village lies close to the source of the River Wensum.
The name Whissonsett is thought to derive from Witcingkeseta as it has been known as in the past and means either the settlement of the Witcing tribe or a place of watery meadows.
Whissonsett has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. In the great book Whissonsett is recorded by the names Witcingkeseta. The main landholders being Roger Bigot with the main tenant being Ranulf Fitz Walter. The survey also mentions seven Beehives and ¼ of a Fishery. In the Domesday survey fractions were used to indicate that the entry, in this case the fishery, was on an estate that lay within more than one parish.
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Wretham
Coordinates: 52°28′44″N 0°49′06″E / 52.47882°N 0.81845°E / 52.47882; 0.81845
Wretham is a civil parish and village in the English county of Norfolk. The village, which is also referred to as East Wretham, is situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) north east of the town of Thetford and 25 miles (40 km) south west of the city of Norwich.
The civil parish, which also includes the villages of Stonebridge and Illington, has an area of 32.25 km2 (12.45 sq mi). In the 2001 census it had a population of 366 in 137 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.
The village is located close to the British Army's Stanford Battle Area, and a proportion of the parish lies within the prohibited area of that infantry training area.
The proprietor of the Dog and Partridge local pub has gained publicity for his stance against smoking ban that was introduced into England and Wales in July 2007.
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Wymondham
Coordinates: 52°34′12″N 1°06′58″E / 52.570°N 1.116°E / 52.570; 1.116
Wymondham ( /ˈwɪndəm/) is a historic market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It lies 9.5 miles (15 km) to the south west of the city of Norwich, on the A11 road to Thetford and London.
Wymondham's most famous inhabitant was Robert Kett (or Ket), who in 1549 led a rebellion of peasants and small farmers who were protesting the enclosure of common land. He took a force of almost unarmed men, and fought for and held the City of Norwich for six weeks until defeated by the King's forces. He was hanged from Norwich Castle. Kett's Oak, said to be the rallying point for the rebellion, may still be seen today on the B1172 road between Wymondham and Hethersett.
The Great Fire of Wymondham broke out on Sunday 11 June 1615. Two areas of the town were affected implying there were two separate fires. One area was in Vicar Street and Middleton Street and the other in the Market Place, including Bridewell Street and Fairland Street. About 300 properties were destroyed in the fire. Important buildings destroyed included the Market Cross, dating from 1286; the vicarage in Vicar Street; the 'Town Hall' on the corner of Middleton Street and Vicar Street; and the schoolhouse. However, many buildings such as the Green Dragon pub did survive and many of the houses in Damgate Street date back to 1400, although this is now masked by later brickwork.
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Yaxham
Coordinates: 52°39′19″N 0°57′56″E / 52.65518°N 0.965425°E / 52.65518; 0.965425
Yaxham is a village and civil parish in centre of the English county of Norfolk. The parish includes the village of Yaxham, together with the neighbouring community of Clint Green. Together, they lay some 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Dereham and 20 miles (32 km) west of Norwich.
The civil parish has an area of 6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 677 in 290 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.
Yaxham Mill is the local pub. There are several other holiday cottages for rent in and around the village as well as a range of small businesses, covering Complementary Therapies, IT, Photography, Podiatry, Public Relations and Social Housing.
"Yaxham St. Peter" is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. There is an Evangelical Congregational church in Clint Green. The Village is home to Yaxham CE VA Primary School.
Yaxham railway station in the village is on the Mid-Norfolk Railway, a heritage railway running between the historic market towns of Wymondham and Dereham. The Yaxham Light Railway can also be found adjacent to the railway station.
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Allan Glaisyer Minns
Dr Allan Glaisyer Minns (1858 – 1930) was the first Black man to become a mayor in Britain. He was elected Mayor of Thetford, Norfolk in 1904.
John Archer, elected Mayor of Battersea in 1913, had been thought to be the first Black man to hold this title. However, in reporting Archer's election, the American Negro Year Book 1914 (founded by Monroe Work) recorded that "In 1904 Mr Allen Glaisyer Minns, a col’d man from West Indies, was elected Mayor of borough of Thetford, Norfolk". He had been elected to the town council of Thetford in 1903 and served a two-year term as mayor from 1904.
The following extract is from Norfolk & Suffolk In East Anglia, Contemporary Biographies, W.T. Pike (1911):
Dr Minns was registered with the British Medical Association on 14 February 1884. His qualifications were MRCS (1881), and LRCP (1884). He was based in Thetford from 1885 until 1923, when he moved to Dorking where he died.
He was one of nine children of John Minns (1811 - 1863) and Ophelia (née Bunch, 1817 - 1902). His paternal grandfather, also John Minns, had emigrated circa 1801 from England to the Bahamas where he married Rosette, a former African slave. His eldest brother Dr Pembroke Minns (1840 - 1912) was already in medical practice in Thetford when he moved there.
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Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe (22 September 1915 – 15 April 1982) was an English actor. He was best known for playing Captain George Mainwaring in the popular British sitcom Dad's Army from 1968 until 1977.
Arthur Lowe was born in Hayfield, Derbyshire, the only child of Arthur (1888–1971) and his wife Mary Annie (Nan) née Ford (1885–1981). His father worked for a railway company, in charge of moving theatrical touring companies around Northern England and the Midlands in special trains. Young Arthur went to Chapel Street Junior School in Chapel Street, Levenshulme, Manchester. Lowe’s original intention was to join the Merchant Navy but this idea was thwarted because of his poor eyesight. Working at an aircraft factory he joined the British Army on the eve of the Second World War, but not before experiencing his first brush with the acting world by working as a stagehand at the Manchester Palace of Varieties. Lowe served in the Middle East with the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry, and began to take part in shows put on for the troops, which appears to have sparked his desire to act. He left the Army, in which he served as a radar technician, at the end of the war with the rank of Sergeant Major.
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Boudica
Boudica ( /ˈbuːdɨkə/; alternative spelling: Boudicca), also known as Boadicea /boʊdɨˈsiːə/ and known in Welsh as Buddug [ˈbɨ̞ðɨ̞ɡ] (d. AD 60 or 61) was queen of the British Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire.
Boudica's husband Prasutagus, ruler of the Iceni tribe who had ruled as a nominally independent ally of Rome, left his kingdom jointly to his daughters and the Roman Emperor in his will. However, when he died, his will was ignored — the kingdom was annexed as if conquered, Boudica was flogged, her daughters were raped, and Roman financiers called in their loans.
In AD 60 or 61, while the Roman governor, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, was leading a campaign on the island of Anglesey in northern Wales, Boudica led the Iceni people, along with the Trinovantes and others, in revolt. They destroyed Camulodunum (modern Colchester), formerly the capital of the Trinovantes, but now a colonia (a settlement for discharged Roman soldiers) and the site of a temple to the former emperor Claudius, which was built and maintained at local expense. They also routed a Roman legion, the IX Hispana, sent to relieve the settlement.
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Chrissie Wellington
Christine Ann Wellington MBE (born 18 February 1977), known as Chrissie Wellington, is an English triathlete and the current Ironman Triathlon World Champion. She holds all three world and championship records relating to ironman-distance triathlon races: firstly, the overall world record, secondly, the Ironman World Championship course record, and thirdly, the official world record for all Ironman-branded triathlon races over the full Ironman distance. She won the World Championship in three consecutive years (2007–2009), but was unable to start the 2010 World Championship race because of illness, then regained the title in 2011. She is the first British athlete to hold the Ironman Triathlon World Championship, and remains undefeated over the Ironman distance. She is the only triathlete, male or female, to have won the World Championship less than a year after turning professional, an achievement which the British Triathlon Federation described as "a remarkable feat, deemed to be a near impossible task for any athlete racing as a rookie at their first Ironman World Championships."
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Iceni
The Iceni ( /aɪˈsiːnaɪ/) or Eceni were a British tribe who inhabited an area corresponding roughly to the modern-day county of Norfolk from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD. They were bordered by the Corieltauvi to the west, and the Catuvellauni and Trinovantes to the south.
The Cenimagni, who surrendered to Julius Caesar during his second expedition to Britain in 54 BC, may have been a branch of the Iceni or it could be a corruption of Iceni Magni meaning "Great Iceni".
Archaeological evidence of the Iceni includes torcs — heavy rings of gold, silver or electrum worn around the neck and shoulders. The Iceni began producing coins circa 10 BC. Their coins were a distinctive adaptation of the Gallo-Belgic "face/horse" design, and in some early issues, most numerous near Norwich, the horse was replaced with a boar. Some coins are inscribed ECENI, making them the only coin-producing group to use their tribal name on coins. The earliest personal name to appear on coins is Antedios (ca. 10 BC), and other abbreviated names like AESU and SAEMU follow.
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Jan Moir
Jan Moir (born August 1956) is a British journalist, columnist and restaurant reviewer.
She currently writes for the Daily Mail, having previously worked for The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian newspapers. Until late 2008, she also ran "Are You Ready To Order?", a blog of restaurant reviews. In 2005, she won the Society of Women Writers' "Lynda Lee-Potter award" for the outstanding woman journalist of the year.
In October 2009, Moir wrote in an article in the Daily Mail criticising aspects of the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately in the context of same-sex civil partnerships. The article provoked much criticism, and after receiving a record number of complaints, the Press Complaints Commission announced that it would investigate. A campaign that emerged through social media led to advertisers withdrawing from association with Moir's column, and the newspaper removing all advertisements from the online version of the article. Moir wrote an article in the newspaper a week later entitled "The truth about my views on the tragic death of Stephen Gately".
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Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore, CBE, FRS, FRAS (born 4 March 1923) is a British amateur astronomer who has attained prominent status in astronomy as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter, and who is credited as having done more than any other person to raise the profile of astronomy among the British general public.[citation needed]
He is a former president of the British Astronomical Association, co-founder and former president of the Society for Popular Astronomy (SPA), author of over 70 books on astronomy, and presenter of the world's longest-running television series with the same original presenter, The Sky at Night on the BBC. As an amateur astronomer, he became known as a specialist on observing the Moon and creating the Caldwell catalogue. Idiosyncrasies such as his rapid diction and monocle have made him a popular and instantly recognisable figure on British television.
Moore is also a self-taught xylophone and piano player and an accomplished composer, and a former amateur cricketer, golfer, and chess player. In addition to his many popular science books, he has written numerous works of fiction, and was the presenter of the 1990s TV series GamesMaster. An opponent of fox hunting, he is an outspoken critic of the European Union, and served as chairman of the short-lived anti-immigration United Country Party. He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II; his fiancée was killed during the war and he has never married or had children.
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Portuguese people
The Portuguese (Portuguese: os Portugueses) are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion.
Due to the large historical extent of the Portuguese Empire and the colonization of territories in Africa, Asia and the Americas, as well as historical and recent emigration, Portuguese communities can be found in many diverse regions around the globe, and a large Portuguese diaspora exists.
The Portuguese are a southwestern European population, with origins predominantly from Atlantic Europe, Western Europe and the Western Mediterranean.
The earliest modern humans inhabiting Portugal are believed to have been Paleolithic peoples that may have arrived in the Iberian Peninsula as early as 35,000 to 40,000 years ago. Current interpretation of Y-chromosome and mtDNA data suggests that modern-day Portuguese traces largely a significant amount of these lineages to the paleolithic peoples which began arriving to the European continent between the end of the last glaciation around 45,000 years ago.
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Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 (NS February 9, 1737) – June 8, 1809) was an English-American author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He has been called "a corsetmaker by trade, a journalist by profession, and a propagandist by inclination."
Born in Thetford, England, in the county of Norfolk, Paine immigrated to the British American colonies in 1774 in time to participate in the American Revolution. His principal contributions were the powerful, widely read pamphlet Common Sense (1776), the all-time best-selling American book that advocated colonial America's independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and The American Crisis (1776–83), a pro-revolutionary pamphlet series. Common Sense was so influential that John Adams said, "Without the pen of the author of Common Sense, the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain.”
Paine lived in France for most of the 1790s, becoming deeply involved in the French Revolution. He wrote the Rights of Man (1791), in part a defense of the French Revolution against its critics. His attacks on British writer Edmund Burke led to a trial and conviction in absentia in 1792 for the crime of seditious libel. In 1792, despite not speaking French, he was elected to the French National Convention. The Girondists regarded him as an ally. Consequently, the Montagnards, especially Robespierre, regarded him as an enemy. In December of 1793, he was arrested and imprisoned in Paris, then released in 1794. He became notorious because of The Age of Reason (1793–94), his book that advocates deism, promotes reason and freethinking, and argues against institutionalized religion in general and Christian doctrine in particular. He also wrote the pamphlet Agrarian Justice (1795), discussing the origins of property, and introduced the concept of a guaranteed minimum income.
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THETFORDCURVE
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THETFORD CURVE PORTA POTTI REVIEW AND TOUR
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Thetford - Norfolk - UK 2010
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Thetford
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A DAY IN... THETFORD?
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- Updated: 29 Jan 2013
4th June 2012! FOLLOW MY TWITTER www.twitter.com/jaackmaate FACEBOOK MY FACE www.facebook.com/jaackmaate BUY MY SHIRTS www.districtlines.com/jaackmaate
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- published: 06 Jun 2012
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- author: jackscamera
Thetford, Norfolk - the home of Dad's Army
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www.facebook.com www.ceepackaging.com twitter @ceepackaging www.facebook.com Dad's Army was filmed in the Norfolk town of Thetford which is commemorated by the statue of Captain Mainwaring as well as many other sites such as J. Jones the butchers in the High Street. Other than that it is also a very pleasant provincial town. My channel on you tube : www.youtube.com is one of themost prolific from Poland. I have produced around 1800 original films, most in English. My big interest in life is travel and history but I have also placed films on other subjects. Please feel free to ask questions in the public area or to comment on things you disagree with. Sometimes there are mistakes because I speak without preparation. If I see the mistakes myself, I make this clear in the text. Please also leave a star rating! There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers. Most people may think packaging pretty boring but it possibly effects your life more than you really imagine! Central and Eastern European Packaging examines the packaging industry throughout this region, but in particular in the largest regional economies which are Russia, Germany, Poland ...
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www.facebook.com www.ceepackaging.com twitter @ceepackaging www.facebook.com Dad's Army was filmed in the Norfolk town of Thetford which is commemorated by the statue of Captain Mainwaring as well as many other sites such as J. Jones the butchers in the High Street. Other than that it is also a very pleasant provincial town. My channel on you tube : www.youtube.com is one of themost prolific from Poland. I have produced around 1800 original films, most in English. My big interest in life is travel and history but I have also placed films on other subjects. Please feel free to ask questions in the public area or to comment on things you disagree with. Sometimes there are mistakes because I speak without preparation. If I see the mistakes myself, I make this clear in the text. Please also leave a star rating! There are a number of films here on the packaging industry. This is because I am the publisher of Central and Eastern European Packaging -- www.ceepackaging.com - the international platform for the packaging industry in this region focusing on the latest innovations, trends, design, branding, legislation and environmental issues with in-depth profiles of major industry achievers. Most people may think packaging pretty boring but it possibly effects your life more than you really imagine! Central and Eastern European Packaging examines the packaging industry throughout this region, but in particular in the largest regional economies which are Russia, Germany, Poland ...
- published: 10 Apr 2011
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- author: Alan Heath
Thetford Mines - Le VidéoClip [Parodie de "Judas"]
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Thetford est "étchoeuré" de se faire discriminer à cause de son amiante! V'lan dans les dents les anglais! Un peu "local" comme parodie. Je vous promets de revenir en force avec du contenu accessible à un plus large public! ;) Twitter: @TheAlexTN
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Thetford est "étchoeuré" de se faire discriminer à cause de son amiante! V'lan dans les dents les anglais! Un peu "local" comme parodie. Je vous promets de revenir en force avec du contenu accessible à un plus large public! ;) Twitter: @TheAlexTN
- published: 05 Jul 2012
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Anglia News Suffolk Thetford Forest Muntjac Deer Alien species & The X Factor Olly Murs
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Anglia News 22/3/10 Suffolk Santon Downham Muntjac Deer Alien species. Essex Braintree The X Factor Olly Murs.
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Anglia News 22/3/10 Suffolk Santon Downham Muntjac Deer Alien species. Essex Braintree The X Factor Olly Murs.
- published: 26 Mar 2010
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Hoe gebruik ik mijn Thetford cassette toilet?
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van: www.kamperen-informatie.nl Thetford toont in dit filmpje hoe men het cassette toilet het beste kan gebruiken, onderhouden en reinigen door middel van de door Thetford ontwikkelde en perfect passende oplossingen zoals Aqua Kem Blue, Aqua Rinse, Siliconenspray, en snel oplossend toiletpapier Aqua Soft. Dit instructiefilmpje zal u helpen in de vakantie zorgeloos te kamperen. Met dank aan Thetford en de oplossingen zoals Porta-Potti van de wereldmarktleider in kampeersanitair. Veel geïmiteerd, nooit overtroffen! Meer info op www.kamperen-informatie.nl
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van: www.kamperen-informatie.nl Thetford toont in dit filmpje hoe men het cassette toilet het beste kan gebruiken, onderhouden en reinigen door middel van de door Thetford ontwikkelde en perfect passende oplossingen zoals Aqua Kem Blue, Aqua Rinse, Siliconenspray, en snel oplossend toiletpapier Aqua Soft. Dit instructiefilmpje zal u helpen in de vakantie zorgeloos te kamperen. Met dank aan Thetford en de oplossingen zoals Porta-Potti van de wereldmarktleider in kampeersanitair. Veel geïmiteerd, nooit overtroffen! Meer info op www.kamperen-informatie.nl
- published: 19 Mar 2010
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Thetford Priory
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This place is just about 20 minutes drive from me, and we often stop there for a walk after a pub lunch. When my best friend Lily visited from Arizona last year, this is the first place we took her, and she was just blown away, and kept touching the walls to feel the vibrations of the past. Hope you enjoy the visit....
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This place is just about 20 minutes drive from me, and we often stop there for a walk after a pub lunch. When my best friend Lily visited from Arizona last year, this is the first place we took her, and she was just blown away, and kept touching the walls to feel the vibrations of the past. Hope you enjoy the visit....
- published: 01 Apr 2008
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Simon Bernier Belanger Highlight 2012-2013 Rookie Year, Filons de Thetford
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Combat Paintball Thetford BT TM -15 27-01-2013
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Combat Paintball Standard day against off duty marshals. Game was last in the day and the objective was to capture the opposite base in a regen round.
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Combat Paintball Standard day against off duty marshals. Game was last in the day and the objective was to capture the opposite base in a regen round.
- published: 29 Jan 2013
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Thetford - Bathroom Anywhere Installation Video
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Excerpt from a training video produced for Thetford's Bathroom Anywhere.
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Excerpt from a training video produced for Thetford's Bathroom Anywhere.
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The Darkness - Street Spirit (Live from Thetford)
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The album 'Hot Cakes'- out now. iTunes: smarturl.it Amazon: smarturl.it Best Buy: bit.ly www.theactualdarkness.com http www.twitter.com
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The album 'Hot Cakes'- out now. iTunes: smarturl.it Amazon: smarturl.it Best Buy: bit.ly www.theactualdarkness.com http www.twitter.com
- published: 13 Sep 2012
- views: 12767
- author: TheActualDarkness
Kal Lavelle - Crazy - (Gnarls Barkley cover) - Live @ Thetford Forest - Ont' Sofa
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:41
- Updated: 30 Jan 2013
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***SUBSCRIBE TO SEE MORE ONT' SOFA SESSIONS*** Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com Ont' Sofa's mission is to bring quality musicians and artists to your ears and eyes! We are asking REAL talented musicians and artists to sit Ont' Sofa and show the world what real music is all about! like us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/ontsofa follow us on Twitter - @ontsofa www.vidacp.com
- published: 14 Sep 2012
- views: 3245
- author: ontsofa
Ed Sheeran INTERVIEW - Live at Thetford Forest - Ont' Sofa
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:37
- Updated: 30 Jan 2013
***SUBSCRIBE TO SEE MORE ONT' SOFA SESSIONS*** We went down to meet Ed Sheeran at his headline gig at Thetford forest, this is what happened... Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com Ont' Sofa's mission is to bring quality musicians and artists to your ears and eyes! We are asking REAL talented musicians and artists to sit Ont' Sofa and show the world what real music is all about! www.vidacp.com --- Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, and producer. Born in Halifax, before moving to Framlingham, he learned to play guitar and started writing songs at a young age. He began recording in 2005 and moved to London in 2008 to pursue a music career. In 2009, inspired by James Morrison, he played 312 gigs. In early 2011, he released his eighth independent extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project; with it, Sheeran gained mainstream attention. Three months later, Sheeran was signed to Asylum Atlantic Records. Sheeran broke through commercially in June 2011, when his first single "The A Team" debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart. Buoyed by the chart success of the singles "The A Team" and "Lego House", his debut album + has been certified quadruple platinum in the United Kingdom. In 2012, he won two BRIT Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist, and British Breakthrough of the Year, while "The A Team" also won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.
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***SUBSCRIBE TO SEE MORE ONT' SOFA SESSIONS*** We went down to meet Ed Sheeran at his headline gig at Thetford forest, this is what happened... Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com Ont' Sofa's mission is to bring quality musicians and artists to your ears and eyes! We are asking REAL talented musicians and artists to sit Ont' Sofa and show the world what real music is all about! www.vidacp.com --- Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, and producer. Born in Halifax, before moving to Framlingham, he learned to play guitar and started writing songs at a young age. He began recording in 2005 and moved to London in 2008 to pursue a music career. In 2009, inspired by James Morrison, he played 312 gigs. In early 2011, he released his eighth independent extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project; with it, Sheeran gained mainstream attention. Three months later, Sheeran was signed to Asylum Atlantic Records. Sheeran broke through commercially in June 2011, when his first single "The A Team" debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart. Buoyed by the chart success of the singles "The A Team" and "Lego House", his debut album + has been certified quadruple platinum in the United Kingdom. In 2012, he won two BRIT Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist, and British Breakthrough of the Year, while "The A Team" also won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.
- published: 14 Jul 2012
- views: 14259
- author: ontsofa
Wisbech Town v Thetford Town - 10/11/12 - TNL - Wisbech goals only
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:34
- Updated: 27 Nov 2012
A goal after just two minutes from Chris Bacon gets the Fenmen off to a great start against Thetford Town. Neal Spafford and Bacon again make it 3-0 early in the second half before pull a goal back after 80 minutes. 16-year-old sub Jack Friend then scores on his debut to make the final score 4-1.
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A goal after just two minutes from Chris Bacon gets the Fenmen off to a great start against Thetford Town. Neal Spafford and Bacon again make it 3-0 early in the second half before pull a goal back after 80 minutes. 16-year-old sub Jack Friend then scores on his debut to make the final score 4-1.
- published: 11 Nov 2012
- views: 1334
- author: wtfc
Dusk 'Til Dawn MTB 2012 Thetford Forest all night race - Team Slow Goats
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 23:34
- Updated: 15 Jan 2013
Team Slow Goats ride the 2012 Dusk 'Til Dawn 2012 Thetford Forest all night race - Strumpy on a Cannondale Rush from 1832, Brennan on a Specialized Camber, Shitty on a Lapierre Zesty and Macca on a Canyon Grand Canyon AL7.9 29er. No rain this year but very cold and frosty. The Slow Goats came 23rd out of 49 4xman teams - very slightly better than last year!
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Team Slow Goats ride the 2012 Dusk 'Til Dawn 2012 Thetford Forest all night race - Strumpy on a Cannondale Rush from 1832, Brennan on a Specialized Camber, Shitty on a Lapierre Zesty and Macca on a Canyon Grand Canyon AL7.9 29er. No rain this year but very cold and frosty. The Slow Goats came 23rd out of 49 4xman teams - very slightly better than last year!
- published: 17 Oct 2012
- views: 272
- author: TheBikotic
The Darkness - Nothin's Gonna Stop Us (Live at Thetford)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:22
- Updated: 29 Jan 2013
The Darkness perform "Nothin's Gonna Stop Us", from the new album 'Hot Cakes', live at Thetford. The album 'Hot Cakes' is out now. CD Standard: smarturl.it CD Deluxe: smarturl.it iTunes: smarturl.it Best Buy: bit.ly Follow The Darkness: www.theactualdarkness.com http www.twitter.com
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The Darkness perform "Nothin's Gonna Stop Us", from the new album 'Hot Cakes', live at Thetford. The album 'Hot Cakes' is out now. CD Standard: smarturl.it CD Deluxe: smarturl.it iTunes: smarturl.it Best Buy: bit.ly Follow The Darkness: www.theactualdarkness.com http www.twitter.com
- published: 20 Aug 2012
- views: 25399
- author: TheActualDarkness
Kal Lavelle - Sing - Live @ Thetford Forest (Supporting Ed Sheeran) - Ont' Sofa
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:43
- Updated: 30 Jan 2013
***SUBSCRIBE TO SEE MORE ONT' SOFA SESSIONS*** Kal Lavelle invited us down to Thetford Forest when she supported Ed Sheeran. This is the first of 6 videos, enjoy! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com Ont' Sofa's mission is to bring quality musicians and artists to your ears and eyes! We are asking REAL talented musicians and artists to sit Ont' Sofa and show the world what real music is all about! www.vidacp.com
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***SUBSCRIBE TO SEE MORE ONT' SOFA SESSIONS*** Kal Lavelle invited us down to Thetford Forest when she supported Ed Sheeran. This is the first of 6 videos, enjoy! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com Ont' Sofa's mission is to bring quality musicians and artists to your ears and eyes! We are asking REAL talented musicians and artists to sit Ont' Sofa and show the world what real music is all about! www.vidacp.com
- published: 16 Jul 2012
- views: 1831
- author: ontsofa
MTB Thetford Forest - Black Trail Part 18 "The Beast"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:38
- Updated: 15 Aug 2012
Mountain biking in Thetford Forest, Norfolk. This series of videos takes you throughout almost the whole former black trail (now graded red) known as Lime Burner. This is the first time I've actually ridden trails of any sort, so we aren't going particularly quick, but it was a lot of fun and hard work. I definitely recommend going if you're in East Anglia and you enjoy MTB. I'm starting to get into MTB so I hope to continue filming POV footage from places I go.
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Mountain biking in Thetford Forest, Norfolk. This series of videos takes you throughout almost the whole former black trail (now graded red) known as Lime Burner. This is the first time I've actually ridden trails of any sort, so we aren't going particularly quick, but it was a lot of fun and hard work. I definitely recommend going if you're in East Anglia and you enjoy MTB. I'm starting to get into MTB so I hope to continue filming POV footage from places I go.
- published: 15 Aug 2012
- views: 274
- author: faxmachineanthem
The Darkness - Everybody Have A Good Time (Live from Thetford)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:00
- Updated: 31 Jan 2013
The album 'Hot Cakes'- out now. Amazon: smarturl.it iTunes: smarturl.it Best Buy: bit.ly www.theactualdarkness.com http www.twitter.com
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The album 'Hot Cakes'- out now. Amazon: smarturl.it iTunes: smarturl.it Best Buy: bit.ly www.theactualdarkness.com http www.twitter.com
- published: 14 Sep 2012
- views: 20688
- author: TheActualDarkness
The Darkness - Every Inch of You (Live from Thetford)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:13
- Updated: 29 Jan 2013
The album 'Hot Cakes'- out now. Amazon: smarturl.it iTunes: smarturl.it Best Buy: bit.ly www.theactualdarkness.com http www.twitter.com
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The album 'Hot Cakes'- out now. Amazon: smarturl.it iTunes: smarturl.it Best Buy: bit.ly www.theactualdarkness.com http www.twitter.com
- published: 28 Aug 2012
- views: 11521
- author: TheActualDarkness
Fiona Bevan - Dial D for Denial - Back stage at Ed Sheeran Live at Thetford Forest - Ont' Sofa
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:47
- Updated: 30 Jan 2013
***SUBSCRIBE TO SEE MORE ONT' SOFA SESSIONS*** Kal Lavelle invited us down to Thetford Forest when she supported Ed Sheeran. Here is a session from Fiona Bevan! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com Ont' Sofa's mission is to bring quality musicians and artists to your ears and eyes! We are asking REAL talented musicians and artists to sit Ont' Sofa and show the world what real music is all about! www.vidacp.com --- Fiona has had an incredible past few years, highlights including supporting Ed Sheeran throughout Oct 2011, performing at Southbank NYE party and supporting Jesca Hoop this year. Fiery sweet singer songwriter who pries into love's dark corners via folk, jazz & pop.
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***SUBSCRIBE TO SEE MORE ONT' SOFA SESSIONS*** Kal Lavelle invited us down to Thetford Forest when she supported Ed Sheeran. Here is a session from Fiona Bevan! Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com Ont' Sofa's mission is to bring quality musicians and artists to your ears and eyes! We are asking REAL talented musicians and artists to sit Ont' Sofa and show the world what real music is all about! www.vidacp.com --- Fiona has had an incredible past few years, highlights including supporting Ed Sheeran throughout Oct 2011, performing at Southbank NYE party and supporting Jesca Hoop this year. Fiery sweet singer songwriter who pries into love's dark corners via folk, jazz & pop.
- published: 01 Aug 2012
- views: 4482
- author: ontsofa
Overrated By Walkway At Thetford Forest, With The Darkness & Black Stone Cherry (14/7/12)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:58
- Updated: 15 Nov 2012
Here's us, from the stage, closing our set at Thetford Forest with our track "Overrated" on Saturday 14th July 2012. We were supporting The Darkness plus special guests Black Stone Cherry. For more information check out: www.officialwalkway.com
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Here's us, from the stage, closing our set at Thetford Forest with our track "Overrated" on Saturday 14th July 2012. We were supporting The Darkness plus special guests Black Stone Cherry. For more information check out: www.officialwalkway.com
- published: 15 Jul 2012
- views: 2403
- author: OfficialWalkwayPage
photo: AP / Ariel Schalit
31 Jan 2013
Zeenews Bureau. Damascus. The Syrian Army has confirmed that Israeli Air Force fighter planes carried out strikes in its territory, but denied reports of a convoy carrying weapons to Lebanon was bombed. The Syrian Army statement says that the IAF jet fighters’ target was a military research centre near the border with Lebanon. Two people have been reported to be dead and five others injured in the attack ... First Published ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)
photo: AP / Aleppo Revolution Against Assad Regime
29 Jan 2013
By Alexander Dziadosz and Oliver Holmes. BEIRUT, Jan 29 (Reuters) - At least 65 people were found shot dead with their hands bound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday in a "new massacre" in the near two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. Opposition campaigners blamed the government but it was impossible to confirm who was responsible ... The U.N ... State media did not mention the incident ... STALEMATE ... ....(size: 9.0Kb)
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31 Jan 2013
A freestyle snowmobile rider hurt in a crash at last week's Winter X Games in Colorado has died at the age of 25. Caleb Moore was attempting a backflip when his snowmobile caught the edge of a landing area, sending him over the handlebars. The 450-lb (204-kg) snowmobile rolled over him ... 'Deeply saddened' ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)
photo: AP / Korea Aerospace Research Institute
30 Jan 2013
Launch of 140-tonne rocket likely to anger North Korea, which incurred tougher UN sanctions after December launch. The rocket takes off from its launchpad at Naro, south of Seoul. South Korea has twice before failed to put a satellite into space. Photograph. Kari/AFP/Getty Images ... Relief greeted the Naro rocket's flawless liftoff from a space centre on the south coast at 4pm local time ... ....(size: 3.1Kb)
photo: AP / David Guttenfelder
30 Jan 2013
SEOUL - Until Tuesday, North Korea appeared on Google Maps as a near-total white space -- no roads, no train lines, no parks and no restaurants. The only thing labeled was the capital city, Pyongyang. This all changed when Google, on Tuesday, rolled out a detailed map of one of the world's most secretive states ... Similar processes were used in other once-unmapped countries like Afghanistan and Myanmar ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)
noodls
31 Jan 2013
(Source. University of East Anglia) ... The three-year national School-University Partnerships Initiative (SUPI) will see UEA working with City of Norwich School as a lead partner, along with Wymondham High School, Attleborough High School, Archbishop Sancroft High School in Harleston, Thetford Academy and the Norwich School. Meanwhile Suffolk schools involved include the Kesgrave and Farlingaye Teaching Alliance ... She said ... distributed by....(size: 4.4Kb)
noodls
31 Jan 2013
(Source. Norfolk County Council). 29 January 2013 ... "Waste has become an important issue for all of us and a major cost for most companies - whatever their size ... * Mark Coleby, Service Director at Hughes Electrical about their innovative recycling centre at Thetford where they deal with their own waste and waste from their customers and offer a rental service to keep waste electricals out of the household waste stream ... distributed by....(size: 5.4Kb)
The Examiner
31 Jan 2013
Celebrate the 30th Annual Colchester Winter Carnival February 1, 2, 3, 2013. Bracelets $5 in advance, $6 at the event. Please click above link for list of events and activities. Some of the highlights include, Friday, February 1, Colchester's Got Talent, 6.30-8.30 p.m. at Colchester High School. This examiner is participating in the which takes place Saturday, Feb ... Pamela R ... Beans ... Pamela Palmer Jacobs grew up on a farm in East Thetford, VT....(size: 8.0Kb)
The Examiner
31 Jan 2013
Celebrate the 30th Annual Colchester Winter Carnival February 1, 2, 3, 2013. This examiner is participating in the Chili Challenge which takes place Saturday, Feb. 2, at 10.30 a.m. and benefits the Blue Star Mothers of Vermont. Continuing from Chili Challenge. Black bean and Italian Sausage recipe, part one.. The basic ingredients are peppers, tomatoes, seasons, beans and meat ... Pamela Palmer Jacobs grew up on a farm in East Thetford, VT ... ....(size: 8.0Kb)
BBC News
28 Jan 2013
Lloyds Banking Group has been ordered to provide a substantial quantity of sensitive documents to lawyers acting for a Belfast property developer ... Instructions from Lloyds managers to Certus ... the Arndale Shopping Centre in Leeds, Direct Line House in Leeds, the Nags Head shopping centre in Islington, properties on Kensington High Street, London, the Riverside Walk shopping centre in Thetford and at the Balmoral Plaza in south Belfast....(size: 3.3Kb)
noodls
28 Jan 2013
Ellen Presidents List Birmingham 35203 AL Courtnee V Cook Deans List Birmingham 35203 AL Kara Ashley Ingram Deans List Birmingham 35203 AL Jennifer L Shelton Presidents List Birmingham 35203 AL Peyton C Thetford Deans List Birmingham 35205 AL Whitney B Binzel Deans List Birmingham 35205 AL Mariana Rose Costa Deans List Birmingham 35205 AL Karmen ......(size: 172.3Kb)
noodls
26 Jan 2013
Stewart, Junior, Criminal justice, Shelton Chelsie Marie Still, Freshman, Biology, Des Moines Clarissa Rose Strayer, Sophomore, Criminal justice, Burien Jeff Loren Suwak, Senior, English, Tacoma Taylor Noel Tacey, Junior, Psychology, Olympia Timothy Scott Templin, Senior, Psychology, Olympia Paola Andrea Tenorio, Senior, Business administration, ......(size: 35.2Kb)
The Independent
25 Jan 2013
When Rabbie Burns wrote his poem eulogising the virtues of whisky as the “soul o’plays and pranks” worthy of “a bardie’s gratfu’ thanks”, it is less than likely that he had in mind a spirit distilled in Perfidious Albion ... Andrew Nelstrop, who set up the English Whisky Company in Thetford with his father after his family spent 600 years in the farming business, said ... People are undoubtedly catching on to the idea of English whisky....(size: 4.0Kb)
BBC News
24 Jan 2013
Work is starting on building the final stretch of dual carriageway on the A11 in Suffolk and Norfolk. Roads minister Stephen Hammond will oversee the start of work on a nine-mile (14.5km) section between Fiveways Roundabout at Mildenhall and Thetford ... Special tunnels have been built to allow wildlife to cross the road ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)
The Examiner
24 Jan 2013
Rating for Colchester, Vermont. 4. Located on the shores of Lake Champlain and north of Burlington, Colchester is a diverse town with many recreational areas to explore for no charge. Check out the for ideas and calendar of events. The Parks & Recreation Department features a dozen beautiful areas around the town and bordering Malletts Bay ... The year in postcards ... Pamela R ... Pamela Palmer Jacobs grew up on a farm in East Thetford, VT ... ....(size: 7.7Kb)
BBC News
24 Jan 2013
School name Local authority What does this mean? A-levels What does this mean? All subjects Magdalen College School Oxfordshire 70% 70% St Paul's Girls' School Hammersmith and Fulham 70% 70% Concord College Shropshire 66% 66% Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Barnet 65% 65% The Stephen Perse Foundation Cambridgeshire 64% 49% Colchester Royal Grammar ......(size: 42.6Kb)
BBC News
24 Jan 2013
School name Local authority What does this mean? A/AS points per pupil What does this mean? A/AS points per entry Colchester Royal Grammar School (FD, SEL) Essex 1434 167 King's College School (IND) Merton 1349 177 Sevenoaks School (IND) Kent 1335.6 209 Adcote School for Girls (IND) Shropshire 1318.5 10 King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford ......(size: 40.3Kb)
noodls
21 Jan 2013
(Source. Norfolk County Council). 21 January 2013. Norfolk's main roads were continuing to improve today (Mon) after more than 24 hours of non-stop gritting and snow ploughing ... Nick Tupper, Highway Maintenance Manager for Norfolk County Council, said ... School closure text and email alerts ... Recycling Centres ... Ashill, Caister, Hempton, Ketteringham, Kings Lynn, Mile Cross, Thetford, Sheringham, Strumpshaw, Worstead, Wymondham ... (noodl....(size: 4.6Kb)
For other places with the same name, see Thetford (disambiguation).
Coordinates: 52°25′N 0°44′E / 52.41°N 0.74°E / 52.41; 0.74
| Thetford | |
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 Thetford
Thetford shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 29.55 km2 (11.41 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Population | 21,588 (2001 Census) |
| - Density | 731 /km2 (1,890 /sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TL8783 |
| District | Breckland |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | THETFORD |
| Postcode district | IP24 - 26 |
| Dialling code | 01842 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | South West Norfolk |
| Website | thetfordtowncouncil.gov.uk |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road between Norwich and London, just south of Thetford Forest. The civil parish, covering an area of 29.55 km2 (11.41 sq mi), has a population of 21,588.[1]
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History[link]
Thetford is traditionally thought of as the royal residence of Boudica[citation needed] Queen of the Iceni. The Iceni were a Celtic tribe living in Norfolk and parts of Cambridgeshire. Archaeological evidence suggests that Thetford was an important tribal centre during the late Iron Age and early Roman period. A ceremonial 'grove' was uncovered there during excavations. In 1979, a hoard of Romano-British metalwork, known as the Thetford treasure was located just outside of Thetford. Dating from the mid-4th Century AD, this hoard is a collection of thirty three inscribed spoons, twenty gold finger rings, four pendants, several necklaces and a 2" gold buckle depicting a dancing satyr. They are currently on display and under curation at the British Museum.
Thetford, an important crossing of the Little Ouse River, draws its name from the Anglo-Saxon Theodford or peoples ford. The nearby River Thet was later named after the town.
In the Anglo-Saxon period, Thetford was the home of the monarchs of East Anglia[citation needed] and was seat of a bishopric.[citation needed] The Domesday Book lists William of Bello Fargo as the Bishop of Thetford[2] in 1085.
Castle Hill, to the south-east of the town centre, is the highest Norman motte in England[citation needed] though no trace remains of the castle which once surmounted it. The mound (motte) is open to the public, and provides excellent views of the town from its summit and extensive earthworks. It is situated in a public park, near the Three Nuns Bridges and close to the town centre overlooking the rivers. It is said that a network of chalk tunnels is buried deep within Castle Hill, which once acted as an escape route for Monks during a time of civil strife. Rumour has it that one of the entrances to these tunnels can be found in the basement of a house along Old Market Street.
Thetford also contains the ruins of a 12th century Cluniac priory. The Priory, open to the public, was closed during the Reformation. Both the Priory and the Bell Inn, also in Thetford, were featured for their alleged hauntings on the television series Ghosthunters, after stories of one of the Bell Inn's staff members being curiously locked into one of the bedrooms she was cleaning.
The British Trust for Ornithology moved its headquarters into the former Nunnery, south of the town centre, in 1991.
Thetford was the birthplace of Thomas Paine and a statue of Paine stands on King Street, holding a quill and his book Rights of Man, upside down. Paine attended Thetford Grammar School. Born in Thetford on February 9, 1737, Paine emigrated to the British American colonies in 1774 in time to participate in the American Revolution. His principal contributions were the powerful, widely read pamphlet Common Sense [3] (1776), advocating colonial America's independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and The American Crisis [4] (1776–1783), a pro-revolutionary pamphlet series.
Dr Allan Glaisyer Minns, born in Inagua, the Bahamas, Mayor of Thetford in 1904, was the first black man to become a mayor in Britain.[5]
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and other early Tudor dynasty officials were once buried in Thetford before removal to Framlingham.
Today, the surrounding Breckland has been largely replaced by the Thetford Forest though Thetford Chase remains. The town has become known for its Portuguese and East European shops and cafes.[citation needed]
Events and sports[link]
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East Harling near Thetford hosts an annual Autumn Equinox Festival for astronomy. The festival has featured Patrick Moore of The Sky at Night. Thetford is also the site for the UK's Star Party, as it is centrally located in a rural area with dark night skies. An annual concert, STORM open air festival used to take place at the castle green in thetford it had been stopped due to a lot of anti-social behaviour in the town.
The local football club, Thetford Town, plays in the Eastern Counties League. The Thetford & District Sunday Football League, now known as the Breckland & District Sunday Football League, encompasses teams from within a 20-mile (30 km) radius of Thetford. Thetford Cricket Club play their home games next to the football club on Mundford Road. They currently have 3 men's teams, 2 that play on Saturdays and 1 on Sundays, and an ever growing youth training scheme. The club are represented in the Norfolk Cricket Alliance Division 3 and Division 6 and the Mid-Norfolk Sunday Cricket League Division 3. In summer, Castle Park is the Sunday meeting place of the non-professional and informal Castle Park Football Club.
A swimming team called the Thetford Dolphins is based at Breckland Leisure Centre's Waterworld swimming pools. World champion triathlete Chrissie Wellington is a former member of this swimming club.[6]
High Lodge Forest Centre in Thetford Forest attracts thousands of visitors every year. Events are held throughout the year including summer concerts and the Hallowe'en 'terror trail'.
Transport[link]
Thetford is just off the A11 road between Norwich (28 miles (45 km)) and London (86 miles (138 km)). The A11 previously ran through the town but a bypass was constructed in the 1990s.
It is served by Thetford railway station, with Greater Anglia running services between Norwich and Cambridge, and East Midlands Trains from Norwich to Liverpool (via Sheffield and Manchester). From Cambridge, regular services run to London King's Cross.
A branch line to Bury St Edmunds was closed in the 1960s under the Beeching Axe. The remnants of Thetford Bridge railway station on the southern side of the town can still be seen.
The National Cycle Route 13 links Thetford to Gateley, near Fakenham.
Industry[link]
Thetford was home to Tulip International, large-scale manufacturers of bacon, beef and pork. The factory opened its doors in 1966 and was one of the biggest bacon production factories in the UK.[7] In 2007 the factory ceased production of fresh bacon, beef and pork with the loss of 350 jobs, although cooked bacon and fried products continued to be made until all production ceased in February 2009.[8] In February 2012 an application was submitted to Breckland District Council for the redevelopment of the former Tulip factory to provide a new 56,000 sq ft foodstore.
Demography[link]
According to the 2001 UK Census, almost 22,000 people were residing in Thetford, with a 2004 study showing an unusually high percentage (almost 30% in fact) of people of Portuguese descent in the town. Around 6,000 people in the area have Portuguese as a mother tongue.[9]
[edit] Dad's Army
The external scenes for the BBC1 TV series Dad's Army were filmed in and around the town with Thetford's flint buildings doubling for Walmington-on-Sea.[10] In December 2007 it was announced that a statue of Arthur Lowe who played the leading character Captain George Mainwaring would be erected in the town.[11][12]. The statue was unveiled next to the Little Ouse river in the town at 12:00pm. The statue depicts Captain Mainwaring sitting on a park bench. This was preceded by a stage show re-enacting several Dad's Army episodes which was shown over the course of several nights, including "The Godiva Affair".
[edit] Skatepark
After years of meetings with both Thetford and Breckland council, the Thetford Skate Committee has finally acquired a plot of land from Breckland council for a concrete skatepark. An estimated quarter of a million pounds has been raised to build the skatepark, which will be situated next to Thetford Town. Building is suggested to commence in 2011.
Twin towns[link]
Thetford is twinned with the towns of:[13]
- Hürth, near Cologne, Germany
- Skawina, near Kraków, Poland
- Spijkenisse, near Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Les Ulis, near Paris, France
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| Olly Murs | |
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_1.png) Murs performing on the X Factor live tour |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Oliver Stanley Murs |
| Born | (1984-05-14) 14 May 1984 (age 28) Witham, Essex, England |
| Genres | Pop, reggae fusion, ska, dance, soul |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, presenter, choreographer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Epic (2009–present) Syco (2009–present) |
| Associated acts | The X Factor 2009 finalists |
| Website | ollymurs.com |
Oliver "Olly" Stanley Murs[1] (born 14 May 1984 in Witham, Essex, England)[2] is an English singer-songwriter, musician and TV presenter. Murs rose to fame after being the runner-up on the sixth series of The X Factor. He is currently signed to Epic Records and Syco Music.
In late August 2010, Murs released his debut single "Please Don't Let Me Go", which debuted at number one on the UK Singles Charts, becoming Murs' second number one single after releasing "You Are Not Alone" with the other series 6 finalists. "Please Don't Let Me Go" received a Silver certification by the BPI. He released his second single from his debut album "Thinking of Me" which charted at number four on the UK Singles Charts, however the single also got a Silver certification by the BPI. "Heart Skips a Beat" was released and became his third number-one hit. Murs' second single from his follow up album In Case You Didn't Know, "Dance with Me Tonight", became his fourth to reach number one.
In November 2010, Murs released his self-titled debut album, which entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, with the biggest week one album sales for a debut album in 2010, with over 108,000 albums sold. The album went on to sell over 600,000 copies, and was certificated double platinum by the BPI. In November 2011, Murs released his second album, In Case You Didn't Know. The album entered the charts at number one, and has spawned two number one singles. In May 2011, it was announced that Murs would return to The X Factor to co-present spin-off show The Xtra Factor with Caroline Flack. It was also confirmed that Murs would present a Celebrity Club Classic show on Heart FM. He also has an active Twitter account with over 2 million followers as of May 2012.
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Biography[link]
Oliver Stanley Murs was born to Vicki-Lynn Murs and Pete Murs.[3][4] He has a twin brother, Ben Murs (Olly is the older twin) and a sister, Fay Murs and is of Latvian descent.[3] He attended Howbridge Junior School in Witham and Notley High School in Braintree, Essex[5] where he was a striker in the school's football team. He is a supporter of Manchester United,[6] and played semi-professionally for Witham Town. He gave up his football career following an injury.[7] Prior to The X Factor, Murs worked as a recruitment consultant at Prime Appointments in Witham. He also appeared on the TV show Deal or No Deal where he won £10. He later appeared on a celebrity special of Deal or No Deal in 2012, and he won 50p for the charity he is a patron of, Brainwave.[8] Murs has played in Soccer Aid for charity early in 2010, and is going to play again in May 2012, before heading off to the US to support One Direction on their US tour.[9][10]
Music career[link]
[edit] 2009–2010: The X Factor
In 2009 he performed "Superstition" in his first audition and Simon Cowell said it was "the easiest yes I've ever given". On the first live show he sang "She's the One" and on the second, "A Fool in Love", a performance which Cowell described as being "in a different league." For week three he took on "Bewitched". Walsh commented that he was the "dark horse of the competition," and Cole said he was "coming into his own each week." He frequently employed dance moves in his performance including his trademark "Olly wiggle."[11] In week 4 he sang "Come Together" and again received positive comments, with Walsh predicting, "I think you're in the final three," and Cowell saying he was "progressing better than just about everybody."[12] In week 5 he performed "Twist and Shout" and in week 6 "Don't Stop Me Now", after which he was labelled by Minogue as, "absolutely the best performer we have on the show by far."[13]
After a performance of "Fastlove", he was in the bottom two in week 7, with John & Edward. Cowell and Cheryl Cole decided to send John & Edward home, but Louis Walsh voted against Murs. Dannii Minogue then decided against taking the judges' vote to deadlock and sent home John & Edward. When the voting statistics were later released on itv.com, they revealed that if Minogue had voted to save John & Edward and taken it to deadlock, Murs would have been sent home on popular vote, as John & Edward gained 10.7% of the popular vote against just 9.8% to Murs. In the semi-finals Murs had to miss the wedding of his brother. The ceremony took place just 16 miles from the show's studio, but mentor Cowell was against letting him off for a few hours on the crucial semi-final day.[14] He sang "Can You Feel It" and "We Can Work It Out" in the semi-final and ended up as one of the three finalists, breaking down in tears upon hearing the result.[15]
In the final on 12 December, he repeated his audition song, "Superstition", following which Cowell said putting him in the final 12 was "the best risk I have ever taken in my life". Murs then sang with Robbie Williams on a duet of "Angels", in which Williams fluffed his lines as he walked on stage to join Murs and came in at the wrong time, singing the second line of the song, but was helped by Murs to find the right spot.[16] There was then a repeat performance of his week 2 song "Fool in Love". Murs qualified for the final two and first sang a repeat performance of "Twist and Shout", following which Walsh commented, "You're a born, born showman and no matter what happens tonight you're going to have a great career in music." In his final performance on the show he performed the winner's song, "The Climb", finishing it in tears.[17] He was told by Cole, "You absolutely tore it from your soul. I've never heard you sing like that. I thought it was a beautiful version of the song."[18] He lost the final to Joe McElderry the next day and finished as the runner-up.[19]
On 15 December, two days after the final, it was reported that Cowell was going to offer Murs a record deal in early 2010.[20] Following his defeat, Murs was reportedly texted by duet partner Robbie Williams and invited to visit him in his Los Angeles mansion and participate in the forthcoming Soccer Aid, organised by Williams.[6] Olly performed in the X Factor tour, alongside Joe McElderry, John & Edward, Stacey Soloman Lucie Jones and several other finalists. It was later revealed on The Xtra Factor that Murs was predicted by all the judges and presenters (except Minogue who said Nicole Jackson and Cole who said Miss Frank as a second choice) as the favourite to win the series at the Boot Camp stage.[21][22] As with all other finalists save the winner, Murs began gigging around the country following the end of the show.[23] A fight broke out at one New Year's Eve gig in London prompted by enthusiastic fans.[24] He was also booked to appear at the engagement party of model Danielle Lloyd.[25] Footage of Murs appearing on Deal or No Deal was later featured in an edition of the BBC's Almost Famous on 2 January 2010.[26]
[edit] 2010–2011: Major label success and Olly Murs
Rumours began that Murs would record a debut album almost immediately after the final, where he finished in second place to Joe McElderry. After the rumours broke out, Murs announced he signed a joint record deal between Epic Records and Syco Music in February 2010.[27] It was announced that Murs began working with John Shanks and Eg White.[28] It was later confirmed that Roy Stride, Trevor Horn, Wayne Hector and Matty Benbrook would have involvement on the album which he collaborated with to make the "best possible songs".[29] More writers and producers were confirmed to be working with Murs in the studio including; Phil Thornalley, Martin Brammer, Samuel Preston, Mark Taylor.[30] and Chris Difford[30] Professor Green was due to appear on the album, however, the duet fell through before recording was completed. "Heart on My Sleeve" is a cover of the song originally recorded by American Idol finalist Michael Johns.
Murs confirmed the first single from the album to be titled "Please Don't Let Me Go", which was released on 27 August 2010 following the circulation of the accompanying music video.[31] The song was written by Murs himself and with other songwriters, Claude Kelly and Steve Robson; the single was also produced by Future Cut.[28] The song is about a minor relationship Murs was in where he ended up feeling something for the other person. Murs commented: "Sadly she kept giving me the impression that she didn't like me as much, and ultimately it didn't work out, so that's where the idea of me singing 'Please Don't Let Me Go' came from."[32] The song was described as "a lovely summery reggae-tinged pop tune that bobs along in a thoroughly hummable and not un-Will Young-like fashion" and said that the music video "is just as quintessentially pleasant".[33] During the release, Murs was told not to get his hopes up for a number-one due to Katy Perry releasing "Teenage Dream" the same day. On 5 September 2010, the single entered the UK Singles Charts at number 1 beating Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream". The song was released with the B-side track, entitled "This One's for the Girls" also entered the UK Singles Charts, debuting at number 69, was written for all of his female fans.
His debut album was released in November 2010;[34] which was a self-titled album, Olly Murs. The album's tracking list was revealed on 15 October 2010.[35] The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number two, with the biggest week one album sales for a debut album in 2010, with over 108,000 albums sold.[36] The album also charted on the Irish Albums Chart where it found itself peaking at number eleven. The second single was "Thinking of Me",[37] written by Murs, Steve Robson and Hector, and co-produced by Future Cut and Steve Robson.[38] It was released on 19 November 2010,[37] prior to the album's release.[30] It was reported that Professor Green would feature on the single,[39] however, the duet fell through before it was completed.[40] The single was added to BBC Radio 1's C Playlist on 3 November 2010. Murs performed the single for the first time on The X Factor. Upon the release the single charted at number four on the UK Singles Charts and thirteen on the Irish Singles Charts. On 13 November Murs turned the Christmas lights on in Paisley and he also turned on the Christmas lights near his hometown in Chelmsford, Essex. Renfrew Council was criticised in the media for the £15,000 fee that Murs was paid to turn on the lights, after announcing that they were axing 500 jobs.[41] Olly has now started his 2011 UK Tour starting in Rhyl, Wales on the 26th April.
[edit] 2011–2012: In Case You Didn't Know
It was rumoured in June 2011 that Murs had started working on his second studio album, which he later confirmed. Murs claimed that he would "take the album from a different approach", and claimed he would like to record a rap track, stating, "I'm secretly not a bad rapper, I really like to do a bit of beat boxing, Eminem is always a favourite, or maybe Vanilla Ice, "Ice Ice Baby" is a classic."[42] Murs revealed that he will attempt to build himself a more of a "soulful" sound through writing the second album, and also expressed interest in recording with Robbie Williams after the two met on The X Factor Live Final.[43] Murs confirmed in July 2011 that the lead single from the album would be called "Heart Skips a Beat", and it would feature up-and-coming Brithop Rap duo Rizzle Kicks.[44] He described it as a "parallel" to the remainder of the album, calling it a "summer party song".[43] The song premiered on The Chris Moyles Show on 7 July 2011 and has since been well received by fans.[45] The video for the track was later released via Murs' official YouTube channel. Murs said that the song is one of his favourite tracks from the new album, stating, "I'm loving the tune at the moment. It's going down really, really well."[44] "Heart Skips a Beat" later peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, marking his second number one. It later went on to peak at number one in Germany and Switzerland, also reaching top ten in numerous countries in Europe. In September 2011, Murs announced via Twitter that the second album would be entitled 'In Case You Didn't Know', taken from a song of the same name which appears on the album.[46] On 14 October 2011, Murs released the audio of "Dance With Me Tonight", the album's second single, via his YouTube Channel. The track was released on 21 November 2011, again peaking at #1 on the UK Singles Chart. The album, In Case You Didn't Know was released a week later on 28 November 2011. The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart, two on the Irish Charts, and in the top ten in Germany, Switzerland and Poland. Murs confirmed via his Twitter account in February 2012 that the album's third single would be "Oh My Goodness", and that it would be released on April 2. It peaked at #13 on the UK Singles Chart. The single is due for release across Europe in July. "I'm OK" will be released as the album's fourth and final single on 2 July 2012. A video for the track will be filmed during May, and will premiere on the first week in June.[47]
2012-present: Third album[link]
In April 2012, it was revealed that Murs is in the process of writing his third studio album, which is slated for release in November 2012. Murs will once again be writing with Steve Robson and Claude Kelly, as well once again collaborating with Rizzle Kicks.[48] A demo from the album sessions, "Stolen", leaked online on April 23. Murs will be embarking on a second arena tour in March 2013, touring in support of the album. Murs will be opening for British-Irish boy band One Direction on the North American leg of their Up All Night Tour, starting on May 29th in Toronto.[49]
Other work[link]
On 28 October 2011, Murs was the first artist to be confirmed to play at Capital FM's Jinglebell Ball 2011.[50] In November 2011, Murs won the award for "Best Male Artist" at the BT Digital Music Awards and the award for "Best Album" for "Olly Murs" at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards. On 10 November 2011, Murs turned on the Christmas Lights at the Bristol Shopping Mall. 7,000 fans attended, and Murs concluded his appearance with a performance of "Dance With Me Tonight", the first time he had performed the song live. On 2 December 2011, Murs appeared on The Late Late Toy Show with Ryan Tubridy, a popular television show in Ireland.[51][52] On December 5 and 6, Murs supported Gary Barlow at Barlow's Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall.[53] On 1 February 2012, Murs began his twenty-two date arena tour, starting with an audience of 20,000 in Cardiff. In March 2012, it was confirmed that Murs would return to The X Factor to present the spin-off show, The Xtra Factor alongside Caroline Flack, for a second year running. [54] In March 2012, Murs performed at the 'Big Gig' event in Birmingham. On March 24, In aid of Sport Relief, Murs performed alongside Rizzle Kicks, Vida and JLS at a special charity concert, held at the 02 Arena in London. On April 16, Murs won the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for "Favourite British Male Artist". On April 19, a three-part documentary trailing Murs throughout his UK Arena Tour, entitled Life on Murs, premiered on ITV2. It drew over half a million viewers. On April 22, he appeared on a celebrity edition of Deal or No Deal, where he won 50p for his chosen charity, Brainwave.[55] He will return for a third appearance on the show in October 2012, when he will present the programme's 2000th edition, as regular host Noel Edmonds will be playing the game instead of hosting it.
Other work[link]
In February 2011 it was announced that Murs would participate in the BT Charity Trek, with other celebrities, as part of the 2011 Comic Relief Red Nose Day campaign. The celebrities spent five days in the Kaisut desert in north Kenya, covering 100 kilometres (62 mi) in temperatures up to 40°C.[56] On 2 April 2011, Murs appeared in a celebrity version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and won £10,000 for charity.[57][58] On 4 April 2011 for one week, Murs stood in for Comedy Dave Vitty on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 while Vitty was rehearsing for Dancing on Ice.[citation needed] In 2011, Murs appeared on CBBC's children's hidden camera show Remote Control Star.[citation needed] At the end of May 2011, Murs presented a Celebrity Club Classics show on Heart FM. He went on to present a Celebrity Special over the Christmas Period in 2011.[citation needed] On 31 May 2011 it was confirmed Olly would be co presenting the eighth series of The Xtra Factor alongside Caroline Flack.[59] On Sunday 27th May 2012, Murs played for England in a charity match for Soccer Aid at Old Trafford. He represented England however was taken off in the first half due to a hamstring injury. England ended up winning the match in a 3-1 victory against the rest of the world.
Discography[link]
Main article: Olly Murs discography
- Olly Murs (2010)
- In Case You Didn't Know (2011)
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| Name | Murs, Olly |
| Alternative names | Murs, Oliver Stanley |
| Short description | Singer |
| Date of birth | 14 May 1984 |
| Place of birth | Witham, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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| Ed Sheeran | |
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 Ed Sheeran |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Edward Christopher Sheeran |
| Born | (1991-02-17) 17 February 1991 (age 21) |
| Origin | Halifax, England |
| Genres | Folk, acoustic, hip hop, grime |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, producer, rapper, beatboxer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, BOSS Loop Pedal RC-30 |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Asylum, Atlantic Records |
| Associated acts | Yelawolf, Devlin, Wiley, Ghetts, P Money, Wretch 32, Sway DaSafo, Jamie Woon, Yasmin, Amy Wadge[1] |
| Website | edsheeran.com |
Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter who is currently signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records.[2] Sheeran broke through commercially in June 2011, when his debut single "The A Team" debuted at number 3 on the UK chart.[3]
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Life and career[link]
1991–2011: Early life and career beginnings[link]
Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire to Irish[4] and English[5] parents, before moving to Framlingham, Suffolk; he is a cousin of TV journalist and presenter Gordon Burns.[6] He learned guitar at a very young age, and began writing songs during his time at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham.[7] His early childhood memories, referred to in a interview on the Zane Lowe show, included listening to Van Morrison on his countless trips to London with his parents and going to an intimate gig with Damien Rice in Ireland when he was 11.[8] He also opened for Nizlopi in Norwich in April 2008 after being one of their guitar technicians.[7] Sheeran began recording in 2005, which led to the release of his first EP, The Orange Room EP. Sheeran also released 2 albums, a self-titled one in 2006 and Want Some? in 2007. He moved to London in 2008 to play gigs, starting off in very small venues, playing every day, to as little as five people. In 2008, he auditioned for the ITV series Britannia High.[9]
In 2009, Sheeran played 312 gigs. He said that he read an interview with James Morrison that said that Morrison had done 200 gigs in a year, and Sheeran wanted to beat him on this number.[10] Also in 2009, he released another EP, You Need Me, just before going on tour with Just Jack. He also did a few collaborations with Leddra Chapman, including Cee Lo Green's Fuck You. In February 2010 Sheeran posted a video through SB.TV, which led to mainstream rapper Example asking Sheeran to tour with him. Also in February 2010 he released his critically acclaimed Loose Change EP, which featured his later debut single "The A Team".
In April 2010, after leaving his old management company, Sheeran bought a ticket to Los Angeles, with no contacts other than one poetry night. He played open mic nights all over the city, before his talent was spotted at The Foxxhole by Jamie Foxx, who was so impressed that he offered Sheeran the use of his recording studio and the run of his Hollywood home for the rest of his stay. Throughout 2010, Sheeran began to be seen by more people over the internet through YouTube and his fan-base grew, with him also getting credit from The Independent newspaper, England football captain Rio Ferdinand and Elton John.[11] Sheeran also self-released two other EPs in 2010; Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford and Songs I Wrote With Amy, which is a collection of love songs he wrote in Wales with fellow singer songwriter Amy Wadge.
On 8 January 2011, Sheeran released his final independent EP, No. 5 Collaborations Project featuring appearances by grime artists including Wiley, JME, Devlin, Sway and Ghetts.[2] With this EP, Sheeran gained mainstream attention for reaching number 2 in the iTunes chart without any promotion or label, selling over 7,000 copies in its first week.[12] Three months later, Sheeran put on a free show to fans at the Barfly in Camden. Over 1,000 fans turned up to see the show, so Sheeran ended up playing four different shows to make sure everyone saw a gig, including a gig outside on the street after the venue had closed. Later that month, Sheeran was signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records.
[edit] 2011–present: + and commercial success
On 26 April, Sheeran appeared on the TV music show Later... with Jools Holland – where he performed his debut single "The A Team". Six weeks later, "The A Team" was released as a digital download in the UK. The release served as the lead single from Sheeran's debut studio album, entitled +. "The A Team" entered the UK Singles Chart at number three, selling over 58,000 copies in the first week. It was congratulated on being the best selling debut single and the overall eight best selling single of 2011, shifting 801,000 copies.[13] The lead single also became a top ten hit in Australia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands. During a headline set in the BBC Introducing tent at Glastonbury Festival 2011, Sheeran announced that "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" would be released on 28 August as the second single from the album. The second single peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.[14]
Sheeran's debut album + was released on 12 September 2011. + received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[15] + debuted number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 102,000 copies in its first week.[16] It became the second best selling debut album and the ninth biggest-selling album of 2011 in the UK, shifting 791,000 copies.[17] The album climbed back up to number one on the UK Albums Chart on 1 January 2012, fifteen weeks after it last peaked at the top. The album has been certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of 900,000 units.[18] As of March 2012, the album had sold 1,021,072 copies in the UK.[19] The album also reached the top ten on the Australian Albums Chart, Flanders Belgian Albums Chart,[20] Dutch Albums Chart,[21] Irish Albums Chart,[22] New Zealand Albums Chart[23] and the Swiss Albums Chart.[24]
On 11 November 2011, soul ballad "Lego House" was released as the third single lifted from the debut studio album +.[25] It received its first radio play on BBC Radio 1 on 8 September 2011.[26][27] It entered the UK Singles Chart at number five, on 17 November. "Lego House" also reached the top ten on Australian, Irish, Scottish, New Zealand Singles Charts, Flemish Ultratop 50 and the Wallonian Ultratip. "Drunk" was released on 19 February 2012 as the fourth single lifted from +.[28] "Drunk" became the Sheeran's fourth consecutive top ten single in the UK, when it peaked at number nine.[29] "Small Bump" is scheduled for a release in late May 2012 as the fifth single.[30]
The song "Moments" on the debut album by boy band One Direction was co-written by Sheeran.[31] On 21 February 2012, Sheeran attended the 2012 Brit Awards, he received the Brit Award for Best British Male Solo Artist, and British Breaktrough of the Year.[32][33]
On 10 January 2012, it was announced Sheeran would support Snow Patrol on their United States tour from late March until May. On the band's Fallen Empires Tour.[34]
His song "Give Me Love" was featured in the episode "Dangerous Liaisons" of The Vampire Diaries.[35][36] At the 2012 Ivor Novello Awards in May 2012, Sheeran's "The A Team" beat Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" and Florence and the Machine's "Shake It Out", winning the award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.[37]
Philanthropy[link]
Sheeran will perform a gig in Bristol, which has raised £40,000 for a charity that reaches out to street sex workers. Sheeran agreed to the event after one of the women One25 helps contacted him. "It's good to show insight that these people are real people with real emotions and they deserve the same charity work as anyone else," Sheeran said. "There's a lot more popular charities that get a lot of attention. And with certain subjects like this they're often washed over and people don't necessarily give them the attention they deserve." Tickets were available to those taking part in the charity's Give it up for One25 campaign by giving something up for 125 hours and hitting the £125 fundraising mark. Louise Willott, who organised the event at The Fleece, said of Sheeran: "He had volunteered in Crisis in London. which is a homeless shelter, and he had met a woman who told him her story. Her name was Angel. "He then went and did some more research about the issues and obviously he must have been moved and inspired to have written The A Team." Willott added: "The Fleece is quite a small venue - it only holds about 400, which makes it extra exciting as it's really intimate and Ed's not playing those size venues anymore. In total this has raised about £40,000 for the project. Its just going to give us such a boost. This is a difficult time for any charity. There's less money available and there's more competition for it, so to have one event raise £40,000 is just incredible."[38]
Discography[link]
Main article: Ed Sheeran discography
Album[link]
- + (2011)
Tour[link]
Opening act
- Fallen Empires Tour (North American select dates) (2012)
Filmography[link]
Television[link]
| Television | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Later... with Jools Holland | Musical guest | Series 39, episode 9 |
Awards and nominations[link]
[edit] BRIT Awards
| Year | Nomination | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2012 | British Breakthrough Act | Himself | Won |
| British Solo Male Artist | Won | ||
| Best British Single | "The A Team" | Nominated | |
| MasterCard British Album of the year | "+" | Nominated |
[edit] BT Digital Music Awards
| Year | Nomination | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2011 | Breakthrough Artist of the year | Himself | Won |
[edit] Ivor Novello Awards
| Year | Nomination | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2012 | Best Song Musically and Lyrically | "The A Team" | Won |
[edit] MOBO Awards
| Year | Nomination | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2011 | Best Newcomer | Himself | Nominated |
[edit] Q Awards
| Year | Nomination | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2011 | Breakthrough Artist | Himself | Won |
| Best Single | "You Need Me,I don't need You" | Won |
[edit] UK Music Video Awards
| Year | Nomination | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Urban Video-UK | "You Need Me, I don't need you" | Nominated |
| Best Editing in a Video | Nominated |
See also[link]
References[link]
- ^ BBC - Wales Music: Amy Wadge: my role in Ed Sheeran's success
- ^ a b Haugh, Richard (10 January 2011). "Ed Sheeran battles Rihanna for top spot in album chart". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/suffolk/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_9354000/9354954.stm. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "Ed Sheeran – UK Charts". www.chartstats.com/. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=12818.
- ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony (9 September 2011). "Ed Sheeran". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2011/0909/1224303728073.html.
- ^ Arthur’s Day: Ed Sheeran interview
- ^ Gordon Burns so proud over cousin Ed Sheeran's Brit Awards success Manchester Evening News,23 February 2012.Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Introducing – Ed Sheeran". BBC Suffolk. April 2008. http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2008/04/22/introducing_ed_sheeran_feature.shtml. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ Tony Fentons Blog > Daily Download – Ed Sheeran
- ^ "Interview: Ed Sheeran, musician". Edinburgh Evening News. 5 January 2012. http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/edinburgh/interview-ed-sheeran-musician-1-2039807. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "The amazing story of Ed Sheeran". http://highand45.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/the-amazing-story-of-ed-sheeran/. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Elt says Ed’s the Cat’s whiskers | The Sun |Showbiz|Music". London: The Sun. 15 January 2011. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/3353185/Elt-says-Eds-the-Cats-whiskers.html. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ BBC Suffolk (13 January 2011). "Ed Sheeran signs with Asylum Records / Atlantic Records following ‘No. 5 Collaborations Project’ success". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/suffolk/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_9354000/9354954.stm. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-top-20-biggest-selling-singles-of-2011-revealed/
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2011-09-10/
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/+/critic-reviews
- ^ Sperling, Daniel (18 September 2011). "Ed Sheeran tops UK album chart with '+'". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a340995/ed-sheeran-tops-uk-album-chart-with-.html. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-top-20-biggest-selling-albums-of-2011-revealed/
- ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx
- ^ Alan Jones (5 March 2012). "Official Chart Analysis: Sande thrives in Scotland, Ed Sheeran album tops 1m sales in UK". Music Week. http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1048723&c=1. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Ed Sheeran – +". ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Ed+Sheeran&titel=%2B&cat=a. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl – Ed Sheeran – +". Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Ed+Sheeran&titel=%2B&cat=a. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track". Chart-track.co.uk. http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=37. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "charts.org.nz – Ed Sheeran – +". Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Ed+Sheeran&titel=%2B&cat=a. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Ed Sheeran – +". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Ed+Sheeran&titel=%2B&cat=a. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ iTunes - Music - Lego House - EP by Ed Sheeran
- ^ Zane Lowe. "Zane Lowe's Hottest Records blog: Hottest Record – Ed Sheeran – Lego House". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/zanelowe/2011/09/hottest_record_-_ed_sheeran_-_3.html. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Lego House – EP by Ed Sheeran". Itunes.apple.com. 11 November 2011. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/lego-house-ep/id474197789. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ Preorder Drunk Remixes EP on iTunes
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/2012-03-10/
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a373175/ed-sheeran-confirms-new-single-small-bump-listen.html
- ^ "One Direction name debut album". Digital Spy. 2012-11-02. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a345784/one-direction-name-debut-album-up-all-night-reveal-cover.html.
- ^ Brit Awards 2012: List of winners BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2012
- ^ Adele, Coldplay Lead BRIT Award Nominations Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 February 2012
- ^ "Ed Sheeran Announces US Supporting Tour". Sinchronicity. 11 January 2012. http://sinchronicitymagazine.com/2012/01/ed-sheeran-announces-us-tour/. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Ahhh wicked, my song Give Me Love was used in the Vampire diaries tonight". Twitter / Ed Sheeran. 10 February 2012. http://twitter.com/#!/edsheeran/status/167816787298230272. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ Carina Adly MacKenzie (10 February 2012). "'The Vampire Diaries' recap: In which Elena is starting to get on our nerves". Zap2it. http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/02/the-vampire-diaries-recap-are-you-suggesting-i-cant-be-gentle.html. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Adele wins Ivor Novello Awards double". BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18107224. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-18163708
External links[link]
- Interview
- Official website
- Ed Sheeran on Myspace
- Ed Sheeran on Facebook
- Ed Sheeran on Twitter
- Ed Sheeran's channel on YouTube
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| Short description | English singer/songwriter |
| Date of birth | 17 February 1991 |
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| Black Stone Cherry | |
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 Black Stone Cherry performing in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Edmonton, Kentucky, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, southern rock |
| Years active | 2001 (2001)–present |
| Labels | Roadrunner |
| Associated acts | The Kentucky Headhunters, Nickelback, Cavo, Alter Bridge, Theory of a Deadman |
| Website | www.blackstonecherry.com |
| Members | |
| Chris Robertson Ben Wells Jon Lawhon John Fred Young |
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Black Stone Cherry is an American rock band that formed in 2001 in Edmonton, Kentucky. They are signed to Roadrunner Records. The band consists of Chris Robertson (lead vocals, lead guitar), Ben Wells (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Jon Lawhon (bass guitar, backing vocals), and John Fred Young (drums, backing vocals). Black Stone Cherry has released three studio albums and three EPs, and has charted eight singles on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.
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History[link]
2001–2004: Formation and early years[link]
The band Black Stone Cherry originated from Edmonton, Kentucky. Chris Robertson and John Fred Young, son of The Kentucky Headhunters's rhythm guitarist Richard Young, started to play music together early in their teens and Wells and Lawhon soon followed. Black Stone Cherry officially formed on June 4, 2001. They then took over the practice house that had been used by The Kentucky Headhunters since 1968 and began to record tracks. They also began holding shows at clubs in the area, and after a short while they gained a large following of people of all ages in the town.
[edit] 2005-2007: Black Stone Cherry
The band's first self titled album was released in May 2006. After the band finished recording, they returned to Edmonton, invited by Robertson's former school principal, for a homecoming gig in the gym of the local middle school, which was attended by 1500 people. As the band entered the town, the streets were filled with people holding "welcome home" signs.
In July 2007, they released a second recording, an EP containing the song "Rain Wizard" along with two previously unreleased tracks.
The first live album by Black Stone Cherry was released on October 31, 2007 immediately following the concert at the Astoria in London. They joined Def Leppard and Whitesnake in the summer of 2008 for European dates.
[edit] 2008–2009: Folklore and Superstition
On August 19, 2008 Black Stone Cherry released their second album, entitled Folklore and Superstition. Four singles from the album, "Blind Man," "Please Come In," "Things My Father Said," and "Soulcreek" have been released.
In May 2009, they supported Nickelback on their Dark Horse tour.
[edit] 2010–present: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
On March 9, via Facebook, the band announced the title of the upcoming album to be Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea due to be released on May 31. The album was produced by Howard Benson. The first single is titled "White Trash Millionaire" and was released at the end of March. [1]
The band supported Alter Bridge alongside Theory of a Deadman on a tour of Europe lasting from October to November 2011. Cavo will co-headline a tour with Black Stone Cherry in February 2012 with Rains to support.[2], as well as the band headlining their own tour. They also opened for Chickenfoot on their tour in the spring of 2012.
Band members[link]
- Chris Robertson - lead vocals, lead guitar
- Ben Wells - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Jon Lawhon - bass guitar, backing vocals
- John Fred Young - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Discography[link]
Main article: Black Stone Cherry discography
- Black Stone Cherry (2006)
- Folklore and Superstition (2008)
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (2011)
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