Shelfanger

Shelfanger
Shelfanger
	; All Saints' Church, Shelfhanger
	Shelfanger Location within Norfolk
Area	6.99 km2 (2.70 sq mi)
Population	378 (2011 census)
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM106837
Civil parish	Shelfanger;
District	South Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DISS
Postcode district	IP22
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England

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]

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

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

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External links

Diss Express - village's local newspaper website
shelfanger.com - village's local website, managed by the Parish Council

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[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).