Marlingford and Colton

Coordinates: 52°38′30″N 1°07′58″E / 52.641709°N 1.132793°E / 52.641709; 1.132793
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Marlingford and Colton
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR9
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
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England
Norfolk
52°38′30″N 1°07′58″E / 52.641709°N 1.132793°E / 52.641709; 1.132793

Marlingford and Colton, formerly Marlingford is a

English county of Norfolk, made from the villages of Colton and Marlingford
. It covers an area of 6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi) and had a population of 384 in 148 households at the
2001 census,[1] the population reducing to 375 at the 2011 Census.[2]
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk.

Colton church

History

The parish of Colton was merged with Marlingford on 1 April 1935.[3] In 2001 the parish was renamed from "Marlingford" to "Marlingford and Colton".[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "Marlingford and Colton parish information". South Norfolk Council. 28 February 2007. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. A Vision of Britain through Time
    . Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ "The Parish of Marlingford (change of name) order 2001" (PDF). South Norfolk Council. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

External links

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