Snetterton

Snetterton is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. The village is about 9 miles (14 km) east-northeast of Thetford and 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Norwich. The civil parish has an area of 8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi). The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 201 people living in 74 households.[1]

Snetterton

All Saints' parish church
Snetterton
Location within Norfolk
Area28.03 km2 (10.82 sq mi)
Population201 (2011 Census)
• Density7/km2 (18/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTL994910
Civil parish
  • Snetterton
District
  • Breckland
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorwich
Postcode districtNR16
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
WebsiteSnetterton Parish Council

The parish is in Breckland District.[2]

History

The earliest known surviving record of the place-name is in the Domesday Book of 1086, which records it as Snentretuna. It is derived from Old English, meaning "Snytra's enclosure".[3]

The earliest part of the Church of England parish church of All Saints is the 13th-century chancel, which has a double piscina. The west tower is 14th-century, as is the bowl of the baptismal font. In the 15th century the nave was rebuilt and the north aisle and south porch were built.[4]

The north porch was added in the 19th century. The church was restored in 1852, when the nave and chancel roofs were rebuilt and a Gothic Revival chancel screen was installed. All Saints' is a Grade I listed building.[4]

Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, formerly RAF Snetterton Heath, is partly in the parish and partly in the adjoining civil parish of Quidenham.[5]

References
  1. "Snetterton Parish". Local Area Report for areas in England and Wales. nomis. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes". Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council. 2001. Retrieved 2 December 2005.Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Ekwall 1960.
  4. Historic England. "Church of All Saints  (Grade I) (1248425)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. Norwich (Map). 1:50,000. Landranger. Ordnance Survey. 1999. § 237. ISBN 0-319-21868-6.

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