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Flordon
Flordon
	St Michael's Church, Flordon
	Flordon Location within the United Kingdom
Area	3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population	281 (2011)
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM189969
• London	90 miles (140 km)
Civil parish	Flordon;
District	South Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR15
Dialling code	01508
UK Parliament	South Norfolk;
	List of places UK England 52°31′35″N 1°13′35″E / 52.52641°N 1.22648°E

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Flordon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located 5.4 miles (8.7 km) south-east of Wymondham and 7.6 miles (12.2 km) south-west of Norwich.

History

Although the certain meaning of Flordon's name is uncertain, it is of Anglo-Saxon origin and directly translates from Old English as 'floor hill.'^[1]

In the Domesday Book, Flordon is listed as a settlement of 48 households in the hundred of Humbleyard. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Bishop Odo of Bayeux, Alan of Brittany, Roger Bigod and Godric the Steward.^[2]

Flordon Mill stood in the village from the Medieval period until its demolition in the 1920s. The mill was powered by water and stood on a small tributary of the River Tas.^[3]

Flordon Hall is a timber framed, Seventeenth Century manor-house that was built on the ruins of an earlier building.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2011 Census, Flordon has a population of 281 residents living in 120 households. Furthermore, the parish has a total area of 1.44 square miles (3.7 km²).^[5]

Flordon falls within the constituency of South Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Richard Bacon MP of the Conservative Party. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.

Nearby Taswood Lakes operate as a set of public fisheries close to the village, the lakes are mainly used for fishing for Carp.

St. Michael's Church

Flordon's parish church is dedicated to Saint Michael and was largely rebuilt in the Nineteenth Century on the site of previous worship.^[6]

Rainthorpe Hall

Rainthorpe Hall is located within the Parish of Flordon and was built in its current form in the late-Sixteenth Century by the lawyer, Thomas Baxter. Today, the hall is a Grade I listed building and is on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.

Amenities

Tas Valley Mushrooms is based within the parish.

Hethersett and Tas Cricket Club play their home games within the parish boundaries and field four men's teams and one women's team. The First XI competes in the Norfolk Cricket Alliance's Division One, and were placed in second place in the 2022 season.^[7]

Transport

Flordon railway station opened in 1849 as a stop on the Great Eastern Main Line between London Liverpool Street and Norwich. The station closed in 1966 as part of the Beeching cuts with the nearest railway station today being Wymondham, for Breckland Line services to Norwich and Cambridge.

Notable Residents

Cdr. Frederick Walpole (1822-1876)- Royal Navy officer and politician

References

^ University of Nottingham. Retrieved January 02, 2023. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Flordon
^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://opendomesday.org/place/TM1897/flordon/
^ Neville, J. (2003). Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/flordon.html
^ Robertson, D. (2005). Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?TNF85-Flordon-(Parish-Summary)
^ Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006544
^ Knott, S. (2008). Retrieved January 02, 2023. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/flordon/flordon.htm
^ Heathersett and Tas Cricket Club. Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://htvalley.play-cricket.com/Teams/68276

External links

[1] University of Nottingham. Retrieved January 02, 2023. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Flordon

[2] Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://opendomesday.org/place/TM1897/flordon/

[3] Neville, J. (2003). Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/flordon.html

[4] Robertson, D. (2005). Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?TNF85-Flordon-(Parish-Summary)

[5] Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006544

[6] Knott, S. (2008). Retrieved January 02, 2023. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/flordon/flordon.htm

[7] Heathersett and Tas Cricket Club. Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://htvalley.play-cricket.com/Teams/68276

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  | shire_district    = [[South Norfolk]]
  | shire_county      = [[Norfolk]]
- | region            = East of England
+ | region            = [[East Anglia]]
  | civil_parish      = Flordon
- | constituency_westminster =
+ | constituency_westminster = [[South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South Norfolk]]
  | postcode_district = NR15
  | postcode_area     = NR
  | post_town         = NORWICH
- | dial_code         =
+ | dial_code         = 01508
- | london_distance   =
+ | london_distance   = {{convert|90|mi}}
 |static_image = St Michael's church - geograph.org.uk - 1385378.jpg
 |static_image_width = 240px
-|static_image_caption= St Michael's church, Flordon
+|static_image_caption= St Michael's Church, Flordon
 }}
-'''Flordon''' is both a [[civil parish]] and a village in [[South Norfolk]], England. It is situated approximately {{convert|9|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of [[Norwich]].
+'''Flordon''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Norfolk]]. The village is located {{convert|5.4|mi}} south-east of [[Wymondham]] and {{convert|7.6|mi}} south-west of [[Norwich]].
+==History==
-The village's name means 'Floor / pavement hill'; the significance of 'flor' is unknown.
+Although the certain meaning of Flordon's name is uncertain, it is of [[Anglo-Saxon]] origin and directly translates from [[Old English]] as 'floor hill.'<ref> University of Nottingham. Retrieved January 02, 2023. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Flordon </ref>
+In the [[Domesday Book]], Flordon is listed as a settlement of 48 households in the [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]] of Humbleyard. In 1086, the village was part of the [[East Anglia|East Anglian]] estates of [[Odo of Bayeux|Bishop Odo of Bayeux]], [[Alan Rufus|Alan of Brittany]], [[Roger Bigod of Norfolk|Roger Bigod]] and [[Godric the Steward]].<ref> Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://opendomesday.org/place/TM1897/flordon/ </ref>
-==Geography==
-The parish of Flordon covers an area of {{convert|1.44|mi2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 263 in 110 households at the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/Flordon_parish.asp|title=parish information|publisher=South Norfolk Council|date=1 January 2010|access-date=20 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122120129/http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/flordon_parish.asp|archive-date=22 November 2008}}</ref> which rose to 281 in the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123502&c=NR15+1LX&d=16&e=62&g=6450535&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1441723792391&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date=8 September 2015}}</ref> This represents only a modest increase on the 178 people who were registered in the 1881 census.
+Flordon Mill stood in the village from the Medieval period until its demolition in the 1920s. The mill was powered by water and stood on a small tributary of the [[River Tas]].<ref> Neville, J. (2003). Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/flordon.html </ref>
-Flordon borders the villages of [[Wreningham]], [[Bracon Ash]], [[Mulbarton, Norfolk|Mulbarton]] and [[Newton Flotman]] to the north; to the south, it borders [[Hapton, Norfolk|Hapton]], [[Tasburgh]] and [[Long Stratton]].
+Flordon Hall is a timber framed, Seventeenth Century manor-house that was built on the ruins of an earlier building.<ref> Robertson, D. (2005). Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?TNF85-Flordon-(Parish-Summary) </ref>
-==Local features==
+==Geography==
-The village contains, amongst other things, protected common land on which can be found a spring and rare plants. {{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}
+According to the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 Census]], Flordon has a population of 281 residents living in 120 households. Furthermore, the parish has a total area of {{convert|1.44|mi2|km2}}.<ref> Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006544 </ref>
+Flordon falls within the [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituency]] of [[South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South Norfolk]] and is represented at [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] by [[Richard Bacon (politician)|Richard Bacon MP]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[South Norfolk]].
-Until 1920, Flordon had a mill on the river Tas [http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/flordon.html].
-Taswood Lakes lie just to the east of the village.
+Nearby Taswood Lakes operate as a set of public fisheries close to the village, the lakes are mainly used for fishing for [[Carp]].
+==St. Michael's Church==
-Flordon Hall is also in the vicinity. A mile east of Flordon is [[Rainthorpe Hall]] a Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house, owned at one time by [[Frederick Walpole]], MP for North Norfolk.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rainthorpe Hall at PrimeLocation property website|url=http://www.primelocation.com/for-sale/details/27000607?search_identifier=1924ac9b4893d98a85c1ae16519daad4}}</ref>
+Flordon's parish church is dedicated to [[Michael the Archangel|Saint Michael]] and was largely rebuilt in the Nineteenth Century on the site of previous worship.<ref> Knott, S. (2008). Retrieved January 02, 2023. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/flordon/flordon.htm </ref>
-==Businesses==
+==Rainthorpe Hall==
+{{main|Rainthorpe Hall}}
-Tas Valley Mushrooms Ltd, ABS (Anglia boiler services)
+Rainthorpe Hall is located within the Parish of Flordon and was built in its current form in the late-Sixteenth Century by the lawyer, Thomas Baxter. Today, the hall is a [[listed building|Grade I listed building]] and is on the [[Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England]].
-Redwings horse sanctuary /(hapton )
-==Transport==
+==Amenities==
+Tas Valley Mushrooms is based within the parish.
+Hethersett and Tas Cricket Club play their home games within the parish boundaries and field four men's teams and one women's team. The First XI competes in the Norfolk Cricket Alliance's Division One, and were placed in second place in the 2022 season.<ref> Heathersett and Tas Cricket Club. Retrieved January 02, 2023. https://htvalley.play-cricket.com/Teams/68276 </ref>
-[[File:Flordon station site geograph-3521530-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|thumb|left|The site of the former railway station]]
+==Transport==
-The nearest railway station is in [[Norwich railway station|Norwich]]. Until it was closed in 1966, Flordon had its [[Flordon railway station|own railway station]] which was served by stopping services between [[Ipswich railway station|Ipswich]] and [[Norwich railway station|Norwich]]. The line is still in operation, hosting inter-city services to [[London Liverpool Street]].
+[[Flordon railway station]] opened in 1849 as a stop on the [[Great Eastern Main Line]] between [[Liverpool Street station|London Liverpool Street]] and [[Norwich railway station|Norwich]]. The station closed in 1966 as part of the [[Beeching cuts]] with the nearest railway station today being [[Wymondham]], for [[Breckland Line]] services to Norwich and [[Cambridge railway station|Cambridge]].
+==Notable Residents==
-Flordon is located {{convert|2|mi|km|abbr=on}} west of the [[A140 road]], which connects [[Cromer]] and Norwich with [[Ipswich]].
+* [[Frederick Walpole|Cdr. Frederick Walpole]] (1822-1876)- Royal Navy officer and politician
-== Notes ==
+==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Flordon
 ==External links==
 {{Commons category|Flordon}}
-* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/f/flordon/ GENUKI entry for Flordon, Norfolk]
 {{Civil Parishes of South Norfolk}}
 {{authority control}}
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 [[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
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-{{Norfolk-geo-stub}}