Swanton Novers

Human settlement in England

Swanton Novers

District

North Norfolk

Norfolk

Region

East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townMELTON CONSTABLEPostcode districtNR24Dialling code01263PoliceNorfolkFire Norfolk Ambulance East of England UK Parliament

Broadland

List of places: UK; England; Norfolk

52°51′02″N 1°00′00″E / 52.85055°N 1.0001°E / 52.85055; 1.0001

Swanton Novers is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.^[2] The village is 15.1 miles (24.3 km) west-south-west of Cromer, 23.1 miles (37.2 km) north-north-west of Norwich and 123 kilometres (76 mi) north-north-east of London. The village lies 6 miles (9.7 km) south-west of the town of Holt. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

History

Swanton Novers has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086,^[3] in which the village is recorded by the name Suanetuna. The main tenant was Bishop William. The survey also notes that there were 200 sheep. The name Suanetuna means 'town or settlement of the swine-herds'. The land was held by Milo de Nuiers in 1200. This name derives from Noyers-Bocage in Normandy.^[4]

St Edmund's Church

St Edmund's parish church is a little remote from the village. The church has been heavily restored in recent times as it was in a very poor state of repair. The church's tower was rebuilt in 1821.^[5] Much of the restoration work has been carried out using old building materials from the original church buildings which dates from Norman times.^[6]

Freedom of the Parish

The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Parish of Swanton Novers.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2019)

Individuals

Mrs. Valerie Hart: 22 July 2019.
Mrs. Rosemary Leeder: 22 July 2019.

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Military Units

References

^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
^ OS Explorer Map 24 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21726-4.
^ The Domesday Book, England's Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde, Norfolk, page 195, ISBN 1-85833-440-3
^ Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.456.
^ The Popular Guide to Norfolk Churches, 1: North-East Norfolk, by D.P. Mortlock & C.V. Roberts, 1981, Pub: Acorn Editions, page 20, Briston All Saints, ISBN 0-906554-04-7
^ Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East, By Nikolaus Pevsner and Bill Wilson, Swanton Novers entry. ISBN 0-300-09607-0
^ "Two women become first ever to win village's 'freedom of the parish'". 22 July 2019.