Wendling is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi) and had a population of 323 in 140 households at the 2001 census,[2] reducing to a population of 313 in 129 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
Wendling | |
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![]() St Peter & St Paul, Wendling | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi) |
Population | 313 (2011 census)[1] |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TF931128 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DEREHAM |
Postcode district | NR19 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
The villages name possibly means 'W(a)endel's people' or perhaps, 'Wennel's place'. The exact form of the personal name is not clear.[3]
The pioneering photographer Robert Howlett, famous for his iconic portrait of the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is buried in the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul.
Notes
edit- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
External links
editMedia related to Wendling at Wikimedia Commons