Norton Subcourse is a small village and parish in the county of Norfolk, England, about 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Great Yarmouth. It covers an area of 2,233 acres (904 ha) and had a population of 303 in 115 households at the 2001 census,[2] reducing to a population of 298 in 119 households at the 2011 Census.
| Norton Subcourse | |
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 St Mary's church | |
  Norton Subcourse Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi) |
| Population | 298 (2011)[1] |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM413985 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR14 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
The villages name means 'North farm/settlement'. The village was held by the Subcourse family, possibly a corruption of 'Surlecors'.
Its church, St Mary, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
Norton Subcourse is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the settlements in Clavering hundred.
Notes
edit- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Norton Subcourse parish information". South Norfolk Council. 6 July 2006. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Norton%20Subcourse
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