| Ashwellthorpe | |
|---|---|
|   St Nicholas' Church, Fundenhall | |
| Location within Norfolk  | |
| Area | 9.74 km2 (3.76 sq mi) | 
| Population | 750 (2011) | 
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) | 
| OS grid reference | TM 151 974 | 
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England | 
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | 
| Post town | NORWICH | 
| Postcode district | NR16 | 
| Dialling code | 01508 | 
| Police | Norfolk | 
| Fire | Norfolk | 
| Ambulance | East of England | 
Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) south-east of Wymondham and 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Norwich. [1] The parish includes the villages of Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall, which lie about 1 mile (1.6 km) apart, although somewhat farther by road.
The civil parish has an area of 3.76 square miles (9.74 km2) and in the 2001 census had a population of 756 in 301 households, the population falling to 750 at the 2011 Census. [2] For local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk. Fundenhall was a separate parish until it was annexed by Ashwellthorpe in 1935. The combined parish was known as Ashwellthorpe until 2003, when it adopted its current name.* [3]
Ashwellthorpe had a railway station on the Forncett to Wymondham line; it closed to passengers in 1939. [4]