Scoulton
| Scoulton | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | NORWICH | |
| Postcode district | NR9 | |
| Police | Norfolk | |
| Fire | Norfolk | |
| Ambulance | East of England | |
Scoulton is a small village and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England, situated 16 miles (26 km) west of the city of Norwich and 21 miles (34 km) north-north-east of Thetford.
The villages name means 'Skuli's farm/settlement'
Scoulton lies on the main road between Norwich and the market town of
The civil parish has an area of 9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Scoulton is known for its artificial and heavily wooded lake or "mere", which was the product of extensive flint quarrying and a breeding ground of the black-headed gull. Large numbers of eggs were harvested in the Middle Ages. The gull colony survived until at least the 1950s.[4] The harvested eggs formed the basis of a now obsolete dish known as Scoulton Pie. The collection of these eggs is depicted on the village sign.[5]
Notes
- ^ a b Office for National Statistics, 2011. Population Density, 2011 (QS102EW) - Scoulton (Parish). Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Office for National Statistics, 2011. Household Composition, 2011 (KS105EW) - Scoulton (Parish). Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 11 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
- ^ Richard Kearton (1898). "With nature and a camera". Cassell and Company, Limited. p. 272. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ Julia Grover and Margaret Marham. "A to Z of Norfolk: Scoulton". BBC. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Scoulton
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