Swanton Abbott

Swanton Abbott
Swanton Abbott  Swanton Abbott shown within Norfolk
Area	4.76 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Population	565
– 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
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk
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Swanton Abbott civil parish has an area of 4.76 square kilometres (1.84 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 436 in 167 households, the population increasing to 565 at the 2015 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. The village lies 4 miles (6.4 km) south of North Walsham, 15 miles (24 km) south of the north Norfolk 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.

It is served by St Michael's church in the ecclesiastical parish of Worstead. A small group attend the Wesleyan Reform Union Chapel in the village.

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.

File:St Michael, Swanton Abbot, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 316224.jpg

St Michael, Swanton Abbot

• JollyFarmers.jpg

  The Jolly Farmers pub in Swanton Abbott

• WeaversArms.jpg

  The former Weavers Arms public house in Swanton Abbott

• WesleyanReforned.jpg

  Wesleyan Reformed church in Swanton Abbott

• SwantonAbbottPrimarySchool.jpg

  Swanton Abbott primary school

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