Coordinates: 52°33′40″N 1°16′23″E / 52.56117°N 1.27304°E
| Swainsthorpe | |
  Swainsthorpe
Swainsthorpe shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
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| Population | 374 |
| - Density | 111 /km2 (290 /sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Swainsthorpe |
| District | South Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| NR14 | |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
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Swainsthorpe is a village in Norfolk, England. It lies about 5 miles south of Norwich. It covers an area of 3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi) and had a population of 374 in 159 households as of the 2001 census.[1]
Its church, St Peter, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.[2]
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Railway Station
It once possessed a Swainsthorpe railway station on the Great Eastern Railway which was the first station south of the Norwich terminus at Norwich Victoria railway station. It closed in 1952.
Level crossing accident
At 6:22am on Thursday 1st March 2007, a One Railway service travelling from Colchester in Essex to Norwich, collided with a Vauxhall Astra at the level crossing at Swainsthorpe. One person in the car died. The train, however, remained upright, did not derail and there were no injuries on board.[3]
Gallery
 Swainsthorpe St Peter |
Jan2006.jpg) Village green, Church and sign |
References
- ^ "Swainsthorpe parish information". South Norfolk Council. 4 January 2006. http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/Swainsthorpe_parish.asp. Retrieved on 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Swainsthorpe, St. Peter". RoundTowerChurches. http://www.roundtowerchurches.de/Karte/C5/Swainsthorpe_St_Peter/swainsthorpe_st_peter.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-21.
- ^ Archant Regional Ltd (2007). "Motorist dies in train crash". EADT24 Suffolk and Essex Online. http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/news/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=news&tBrand=EADOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=IPED01%20Mar%202007%2008%3A30%3A38%3A967. Retrieved on 2007-04-21.
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