Colney
Colney (/ˈkoʊni/)[1] is a village in the western outskirts of Norwich in Norfolk, England. It is in the administrative district of South Norfolk. It covers an area of 3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi) and had a population of 124 in 35 households at the 2001 census,[2] increasing to 153 at the 2011 census.[3]
| Colney | |
|---|---|
 St Andrew's church | |
  Colney Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 3.83 km2 (1.48 sq mi) |
| Population | 153 (2011) |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG181079 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR4 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Its church, St Andrew, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
Colney is home to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, John Innes Centre, Institute of Food Research and the location of Norwich City F.C.'s training ground.[4]
The River Yare flows through it.
Notes
- "Linguistic Notes on Norwich and Norfolk Place-names for Language and Communication Students". University of East Anglia. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- "Colney parish information". South Norfolk Council. 4 January 2006. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- Norwich City FC training ground Archived 2015-07-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 June 2014
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