Coordinates: 52°44′53″N 1°29′06″E / 52.74796°N 1.48493°E / 52.74796; 1.48493

Barton Turf
Barton Turf  Barton Turf shown within Norfolk
Area	10.86 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population	480
- Density	44 /km2 (110 /sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG353224
Parish	Barton Turf
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR12
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

Barton Turf is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some 20 km north-east of the city of Norwich, on the northwestern edge of Barton Broad, the second largest broad of the Norfolk Broads within The Broads National Park.^[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.^[2]

The civil parish, which includes the whole of Barton Broad and the smaller village of Irstead at its southern end, has an area of 10.86 km². In the 2001 census it had a population of 480 in 181 households. Barton Turf church, situated a mile from the village, is noted for containing a very rare surviving example of a medieval rood screen across the chancel arch.

Barton Turf Dolly

Barton Turf has given its name to a traditional Corn dolly which consists of two vertical baskets.

References

1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
2. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

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