Kilverstone

Kilverstone is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk east of Thetford. It covers an area of 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi) and had a population of 60 in 25 households at the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.

Kilverstone

Kilverstone St Andrew
Kilverstone
Location within Norfolk
Area7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population60 
 Density8/km2 (21/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTL892852
Civil parish
  • Kilverstone
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTHETFORD
Postcode districtIP24
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

Its church, St Andrew, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

Notable residents

The great naval reformer Admiral Jacky Fisher (Baron Fisher of Kilverstone) lived at nearby Kilverstone Hall.[2]

Notes

  1. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. Jan Morris, Fisher's Face, pages 742-743, ISBN 0-679-41609-9

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