Garvestone

Garvestone (or Garveston) is a village in the civil parish of Garvestone, Reymerston and Thuxton[2] in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England. It is between the towns of Dereham and Wymondham. In the 2001 census the parish, which also includes the villages of Thuxton and Reymerston, had a population of 606,[3] increasing at the 2011 Census to a population of 660 in 268 households.

Garvestone

St Margaret, Garveston
Garvestone
Location within Norfolk
Area14.52 km2 (5.61 sq mi)
Population660 (2011)[1]
 Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG025072
Civil parish
  • Garvestone, Reymerston and Thuxton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR9
Dialling code01362
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Garvestone lies on the upper reaches of the River Yare, at this point a small and fairly fast-flowing stream. The English mathematician and geographer Edward Wright was born in Garvestone in 1561.

References

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