Coordinates: 52°44′53″N 1°29′06″E / 52.74796°N 1.48493°E
| Barton Turf | |
  Barton Turf shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 4.2 sq mi (10.86 km²) |
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| Population | 480 |
| - Density | 114/sq mi (44/km²) |
| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Barton Turf |
| District | North Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR12 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European 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]
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. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[2]
Barton Turf has given its name to a traditional Corn dolly which consists of two vertical baskets.
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
External links
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Barton Turf.
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