Swanton Abbott

Swanton Abbott
Swanton Abbott
	Swanton Abbott Location within Norfolk
Area	4.76 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Population	565 (2011)
• Density	119/km2 (310/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG264257
District	North Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR10
Dialling code	01692
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk;
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°46′52″N 1°21′20″E / 52.78107°N 1.35549°E

Swanton Abbott is a village and civil parish in the district of North Norfolk.^[1] It has an area of 4.76 square kilometres (1.84 sq mi) and a population of 565 at the 2011 Census (including Westwick).^[2] The village lies 4 miles (6.4 km) south of North Walsham, 15 miles (24 km) south of the seaside town of Cromer and 13.5 miles (21.7 km) north by road from the centre of the city of Norwich, Norfolk's administrative centre.

The villages name means 'Herdsmen's farm/settlement'. The village was granted to the Abbot of St. Benet Holme by King Cnut.

Amenities

It is served by St Michael's church^[3] in the ecclesiastical parish of Worstead. A Wesleyan Reform Union Chapel opened in 1856.^[4]

Swanton Abbott Community Primary School is a co-educational school for children from 4–11 years.

There were two public houses in the village, the Jolly Farmers and the Weavers Arms. The Weavers Arms closed around 2003 and the Jolly Farmers closed in 2010 but re-opened in 2011 under new management.