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
St Mary's church
Norton Subcourse is located in Norfolk
Norton Subcourse
Norton Subcourse
Location within Norfolk
Area9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi)
Population298 (2011)[1]
• Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM413985
Civil parish
  • Norton Subcourse
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR14
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°31′54″N 1°33′24″E / 52.53178°N 1.55655°E / 52.53178; 1.55655

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

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Norton Subcourse parish information". South Norfolk Council. 6 July 2006. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.

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