Winfarthing

Coordinates: 52°25′43″N 1°05′57″E / 52.42862°N 1.09919°E / 52.42862; 1.09919
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Winfarthing
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDISS
Postcode districtIP22
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52°25′43″N 1°05′57″E / 52.42862°N 1.09919°E / 52.42862; 1.09919

Winfarthing is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located 6 km (4 mi) north of the town of Diss, 20 km (12 mi) east of the town of Thetford, and 30 km (19 mi) south of the city of Norwich.[1] The gold and garnet Anglo Saxon Winfarthing pendant was found nearby in 2014.

The civil parish has an area of 10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi) and in the

2001 census had a population of 403 in 162 households, the population increasing to 503 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.[3]

The village is a prime example of a

Farming is the primary local business, with several dairy, arable and pig farms in the surrounding area.[citation needed
]

Henry VIII is known to have visited the area. There was a large oak tree in the village at that time that was standing until the late 20th century.[citation needed]

History

The place-name 'Winfarthing' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Wineferthinc. The name means "Wina's quarter part". The name of the former English coin the farthing has a similar origin, meaning "the fourth part (of a penny)".[5]

The parish of Winfarthing was a

communicants, and by 1739, there were 50 dwelling-houses, and about 260 inhabitants in total, at which point the parish was valued for tax purposes at £924 (£154000 today).[6]

The Anglo Saxon

Norwich Castle Museum.[7]

References

  1. ISBN 0-319-21862-7
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  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1180035)". National Heritage List for England.
  5. ^ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.523.
  6. ^ Blomefield, Francis (c. 1736). History of Norfolk . Vol. 1. London (published 1805–1810).
  7. ^ Parkin, Simon. "Norfolk treasure named Britain's favourite new museum artefact". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

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