Keswick, South Norfolk
Keswick | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | NORWICH | |
Postcode district | NR4 | |
Dialling code | 01603 | |
Police | Norfolk | |
Fire | Norfolk | |
Ambulance | East of England | |
Keswick is a village and former
The civil parish has an area of 5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi) and in the
The church of Keswick All Saints is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. There was a small early church here, but it was demolished c 1598 to use the materials to repair Intwood’s round-tower church, when the two parishes were consolidated. The original east wall of the chancel still stands to the east of the existing church, and part of the tower could also be Saxon, although it was much repaired in 1893. At that time the short nave was added to the tower to make a mortuary chapel. In 1934 church services were authorised, but the apse was not added until some decades later.[citation needed]
Keswick Hall near All Saints was the representative
Former professional footballer Darren Huckerby lives in the village.[3]
Civil parish
On 1 April 1935 the parish of Intwood was merged with Keswick,[4] on 7 July 2007 the parish was renamed "Keswick & Intwood".[5] In 1931 the parish of Keswick (prior to the merge) had a population of 127.[6]
Gallery
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All Saints
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All Saints
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Keswick Hall
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Keswick Old Hall
References
- ^ "Keswick and Intwood Parish Council | Home". Archived from the original on 21 October 2010.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ New industrial estate on edge of Norwich runs into ‘stop the blot’ opposition - News - Norwich Evening News - Mobile Retrieved 2015-02-15.
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Norwich Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Population statistics Keswick AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ISBN 0-319-21868-6.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
- ISBN 1-85311-448-0
External links
Media related to Keswick, South Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons