Lingwood

Lingwood is a village and former civil parish, 8 miles (13 km) east of Norwich,[1] now in the parish of Lingwood and Burlingham, in the Broadland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 2011 the built-up area had a population of 2719[2] and the built-up area sub division had a population of 2493.[3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 568.[4]

This article is about the village. For the drummer John Lingwood, see Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Lingwood
Lingwood
Location within Norfolk
Area1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population2,719 (2011 census)
• Density2,518/km2 (6,520/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG363084
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Features

Lingwood has a church called St Peter,[5] a pub called the Kings Head on Station Road,[6] a railway station on Station Road[7] and a village hall.[8] A parkrun takes place at the village hall every Saturday morning, at 9 am, and is run by local volunteers.[9]

History

The name "Lingwood" means 'Bank wood' or 'heather wood'[10] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Burlingham.[11][12]

References
  1. "Distance from Lingwood [52.622174, 1.490106]". GENUKI. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lingwood Built-up area (E34004902)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Lingwood Built-up area sub division (E35000049)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  4. "Population Statistics Lingwood AP/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  5. "St Peter, Lingwood". Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  6. "Kings Head, Lingwood". Kings Head. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. "Lingwood". Greater Anglia. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  8. "Lingwood Village Hall". Lingwood Village Hall. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  9. https://www.parkrun.org.uk/lingwood/course/
  10. "Lingwood Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  11. "Relationships and Changes Burlingham CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  12. "BLOFIELD REGISTRATION DISTRICT". UKBMD. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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