Hoveton
Hoveton | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | NORWICH | |
Postcode district | NR12 | |
Dialling code | 01603 | |
Police | Norfolk | |
Fire | Norfolk | |
Ambulance | East of England | |
Hoveton
The villages name origin is uncertain 'Hofa's farm/settlement' or perhaps, 'ale-hoof farm/settlement'. Ale-hoof is probably
Administration
The civil parish has an area of 10.2 km2 and in the
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward had a population of 1 at the 2011 Census.[4]
Transport
Hoveton is served by
Local facilities
Hoveton has two churches, St Peter and St John. The town has tourist shops, pubs, cafés and a gift shop.
It is a popular place for tourists due to the largest village store and is also one of the busiest places to boat in Norfolk.
Roys of Wroxham, dubbed the world's largest village store, was founded in Coltishall by Alfred Roy in 1895, with a second store opening in Hoveton in 1899. Roys includes a department store, a supermarket, a garden centre, a toy shop & a DIY store in Hoveton with a petrol station in Wroxham and many other department stores & supermarkets across Norfolk & Suffolk.
Hoveton has a high school, Broadland High Ormiston Academy.
Hoveton Old Hall dates from 1567, and features a Queen Anne style 17th century wing.[5]
Hoveton Hall is a 19th-century building attributed to Humphry Repton. Although the house is not open to the public, its gardens are a popular tourist attraction. Hoveton Great Broad and Hoveton Little Broad carry the village's name.[citation needed]
Notable people
- Anthony Aufrère (1757–1833), barrister and translator
- Henry Blofeld (b. 1939), cricket commentator
- Sir John Blofeld (b. 1932), judge
- Tom Blofeld (b. 1964), writer
- Alan Hunter (1922–2005), writer
- Louise Jermy (1877–1952), servant, was encourage by the local WI to publish her autobiography[6]
Famous connections
The
Notes
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Hoveton Old Hall (Savills)".
- , retrieved 26 December 2022
- ^ "Hoveton St. Peter | National Gallery of Canada". National Gallery of Canada. 4 February 2024. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Hoveton%20St.%20John%20and%20St.%20Peter
External links
- Map sources for Hoveton.