Coordinates: 52°36′48″N 1°07′05″E / 52.61339°N 1.11814°E
| Wramplingham | |
  Wramplingham shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 1.3 sq mi (3.47 km²) |
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| Population | 110 |
| - Density | 82/sq mi (32/km²) |
| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Wramplingham |
| District | South Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WYMONDHAM |
| Postcode district | NR18 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Wramplingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the River Tiffey some 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Wymondham and 7 miles (11 km) west of Norwich. [1] Bill Bryson, the famous writer, currently lives in the village.
The civil parish has an area of 3.47 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 110 in 44 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.[2]
The church of Wramplingham St Peter and St Paul is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. The round tower at Wramplingham is thought to have originally been a Saxon watch tower.
Wramplingham Mill was a 3 storey weatherboarded corn mill, demolished in 1945.
Prospect
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Wramplingham is currently undergoing a scoping survey for a major energy supplier, with a view to building a 30 acre (350 sq.m) electrical substation, immediately adjacent to this conservation village. The site will be clearly visible from the round-tower church of Wramplingham, and from land used by the villagers and ramblers for walking.
Barford is also undergoing the same threat, as land just outside the village is an alternative to the Wramplingham site. This land is immediately adjacent to the B1108, and slopes down to the River Tiffey. A substation on this land would dominate the landscape and would clearly be seen from Wramplingham village, and the roundtower church of Wramplingham.
It will be able to store enough energy for at least 230,000 homes, potentially 440,000 homes. Wramplingham and Barford residents are planning to oppose the siting of this substation near their villages.
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 237 - Norwich. ISBN 0-319-21868-6.
- ^ 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
- Map sources for Wramplingham.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Wramplingham.
- Website with photos of Wramplingham St Peter and St Paul, a round-tower church
- Wramplingham Mill
- Barford & Wramplingham Village Hall Website for the two villages with regularly updated event information.
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