Santon, Norfolk

Santon
All Saints' church in Santon
Santon is located in Norfolk
Santon
Santon
Location within Norfolk
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBRANDON
Postcode districtIP27
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52°27′13″N 0°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. ^ a b c "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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