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Wickmere
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Wickmere is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, north of Norwich, south-southwest of Cromer and northeast of London. The nearest railway station is at Gunton for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. In the 2001 census it had a population of 125, which increased to 158 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the it falls within the district of North Norfolk.
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Place details
- Locality
- North Norfolk
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Wickmere
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.shire_district
- North Norfolk
- UK place.shire_county
- Norfolk
- UK place.civil_parish
- Wickmere
- UK place.static_image
- Wickmere Wolterton Village Sign.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 200px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Village sign
- UK place.population
- 158
- UK place.population_ref
- (parish, 2011 census)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 7.07
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TG1733
- UK place.post_town
- NORWICH
- UK place.postcode_area
- NR
- UK place.postcode_district
- NR11
- UK place.dial_code
- 01263
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North Norfolk
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 158
- Area
- 7.07
- Image
- Wickmere Wolterton Village Sign.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01263
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- Commons category
- Wickmere
- postal code
- NR11
- OS grid reference
- TG1733
- P8168
- Kris Allen
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Description
- History
- Bronze Age
- Roman period
- The Norman period
- Prominent buildings
- The parish church of Saint Andrew
- Wolterton Hall
- The round tower of St Margaret’s Church
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Wickmere is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, north of Norwich, south-southwest of Cromer and northeast of London. The nearest railway station is at Gunton for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. In the 2001 census it had a population of 125, which increased to 158 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the it falls within the district of North Norfolk.
==Description== Wickmere gets its name from the old English meaning Lake by a dairy farm. The village is made up of a few cottages built to provide accommodation for the workers on the near-by Wolterton Estate, which was once the family seat of the younger brother of the Prime Minister, Robert Walpole. The parish has a long history that pe-dates the Norman Conquest
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