Coordinates: 52°39′01″N 1°28′38″E / 52.6503°N 1.4772°E
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  Hemblington
Hemblington shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
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| Population | 316 |
| - Density | 104 /km2 (270 /sq mi) |
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| Parish | Hemblington |
| District | Broadland |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
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| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Hemblington is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about 8 miles (13 km) miles east of Norwich. It covers an area of 3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi) and had a population of 316 in 134 households as of the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland.
Church of All Saints
Its church, the 15th-century 'All Saints', is in the deanery of Blofield and is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. A famous painting of St Christopher can be seen inside the church, which was restored in 1936. It is a Grade I listed building.[2]
Hemblington was known as 'Hemelingetun' in the Domesday Book.
Notes
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Images of England". English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=228492. Retrieved on 22 June 2009.
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