Coordinates: 52°36′13″N 0°55′37″E / 52.603518°N 0.927043°E
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  Cranworth
 Cranworth shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 20.63 km2 (7.97 sq mi) |
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| Population | 440 (2001 census[1]) |
| - Density | 21 /km2 (54 /sq mi) |
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| District | Breckland |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Thetford |
| Postcode district | IP25 |
| Dialling code | 01362 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | South West Norfolk |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Cranworth is a village in the Breckland district[2] of mid-Norfolk, East Anglia, England in the United Kingdom.It has an area of 20.63 km2 (7.97 sq mi) with an estimated population of 415 as of 2007[3].
It has a church, St.Marys[4] in the Benefice of Reymerston[5].
It was created as a civil parish from the four previous ecclesiastical parishes of Cranworth, Letton, Southburgh and Woodrising by the County of Norfolk Review Order, 1935.
Notable Residents
- Robert Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth was born in the village.
References
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ Visit Breckland
- ^ Breckland Yearbook
- ^ Norfolk churches
- ^ Benefice of Reymerston
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