Terrington St John

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Terrington St John
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Terrington St John
Location within Norfolk
Area8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population891 (2011)
•  Density 108/km2 (280/sq mi)
OS grid reference TF537140
Civil parish
  • Terrington St John
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WISBECH
Postcode district PE14
Dialling code 01945
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
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List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°42′08″N0°16′25″E / 52.70226°N 0.27352°E / 52.70226; 0.27352

Terrington St John is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village lies to the south of the route of the A47 between Peterborough and Kings Lynn.

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It covers an area of 8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi) and had a population of 882 in 336 households at the 2001 census, [1] the population slightly increasing to 891 at the 2011 Census. [2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The Church of St John is a Grade I listed building. [3]

History

The villages name means 'Farm/settlement of Tir(a)'s people' or perhaps, 'farm/settlement connected with Tir(a)'. 'St. John' from the church dedication.

According to Gardiner, "The church of St. John dates from 1423[... and] a curious stone in the church-yard has been pointed out as 'Hickathrift's Candles'". [4]

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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. ↑ "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St John (1264266)". National Heritage List for England .
  4. ↑ F.J.Gardiner (1898). History of Wisbech and Neighbourhood. Gardiner & Co. p. 379.

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