Shelfanger

Shelfanger is a village situated about 3 miles from the town of Diss in Norfolk, England. There is a church and a village hall in the village. It covers an area of 6.99 km2 (2.70 sq mi) and had a population of 362 in 150 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population increasing to 378 at the 2011 census.[2]

Shelfanger

All Saints' Church, Shelfhanger
Shelfanger
Location within Norfolk
Area6.99 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
Population378 (2011 census)
• Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM106837
Civil parish
  • Shelfanger
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDISS
Postcode districtIP22
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

In years gone by there was a school, a post office, a pub, three shops, a blacksmiths and a garage run by a family of brothers called Bowman. These have all now been closed down. Josh Kirby (died 2001), an artist lived there.

History

This village has been previously recorded as Scelvangra, Schelfangyll, Shelfangles, Shelfhangre and Shelfhanger, though the significance of its name is largely unknown. In 1603, it had 142 communicants and in 1736 had nearly 40 dwellinghouses, and contained about 200 inhabitants.[3]

Notes
  1. "Shelfanger parish information". South Norfolk Council. 6 May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. "Civil Parish Population 2011". Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. Blomefield, Francis (c. 1736). "The Hundred of Diss" . History of Norfolk . 1. London (published c. 1806).
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