Santon, Norfolk

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Santon
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All Saints' church in Santon
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Santon
Location within Norfolk
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRANDON
Postcode district IP27
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UK
England
Norfolk
52°27′13″N0°41′22″E / 52.453494°N 0.68951°E / 52.453494; 0.68951

Santon is a depopulated village near Santon Downham, in the civil parish of Lynford, in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England. [1] [2] Moated earthworks and other remains of the medieval village are a scheduled monument. [1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 24. [3] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Lynford. [4]

The villages name means 'Sandy farm/settlement'. [5]

The village church of All Saints' was rebuilt from ruins in the 17th century by Thomas Bancrofte, the sole parishioner at that time. [1]

The site is adjacent to the Forestry Commission's St Helen's picnic site. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hundred of Grimeshaw: Santon; British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Santon". Norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Population statistics Santon CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Relationships and changes Santon CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  5. ↑ http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Santon
  6. ↑ "St Helens" (PDF). Forestry Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2017.



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