Wood Dalling

Wood Dalling
Wood Dalling
	Church of St Andrew, Wood Dalling
	Wood Dalling Location within Norfolk
Area	9.89 km2 (3.82 sq mi)
Population	209 (2011)
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG089270
Civil parish	Wood Dalling;
District	Broadland;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR11
Dialling code	01263
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Broadland;
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°48′00″N 1°05′50″E / 52.80009°N 1.09736°E

Wood Dalling is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is located 8 miles (13 km) south of Holt and 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Reepham, the nearest market towns.

History

The village's name means 'Dalla's people'; the use of 'Wood' distinguishes it from nearby Field Dalling.^[2]

Two places in the parish are mentioned in the Domesday Book: Dalling and Tyby.

Geography

The civil parish has an area of 3.82 sq mi (9.9 km²) and in the 2001 census had a population of 181 in 78 households, increasing to 209 in 91 households by the 2011 census.

Adjacent parishes include Guestwick, Heydon, Salle and Thurning

Governance

For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.^[3] The parish includes the hamlets of Norton Corner and Tyby.^{[citation needed]}

The parish formed part of the hundred of Eynesford. Today, the parish forms part of the ward of Eynesford, which returns a councillor to Broadland District Council.^[4]

Wood Dalling lies within the constituency of Broadland and is represented at Parliament by Jerome Mayhew of the Conservative Party. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.

Amenities

There is a village hall, with a post office at Norton Corner.^[5]

The Wood Dalling Cycle Loop is a waymarked circular cycle trail along lanes around the parish and its immediate environs.^[6]

References

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
^ "Key to English Place-names".
^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
^ Broadland District Council Polling districts, wards and parishes (2019)
^ Wood Dalling Village Hall
^ [1] pages 21 and 22

External links

Wood Dalling Church Website - Reepham Benefice
Information from Genuki Norfolk on Wood Dalling

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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2016.

[2] "Key to English Place-names".

[3] Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2005.

[4] Broadland District Council Polling districts, wards and parishes (2019)

[5] Wood Dalling Village Hall

[6] [1] pages 21 and 22

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