Yelverton, Norfolk

Human settlement in England

Yelverton

District

South Norfolk

Norfolk

Region

East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNORWICHPostcode districtNR14PoliceNorfolkFire Norfolk Ambulance East of England

List of places: UK; England; Norfolk

52°34′03″N 1°22′55″E / 52.56747°N 1.38203°E / 52.56747; 1.38203

Yelverton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) south east of Norwich and closely associated with Alpington.^[1]

The villages name probably means 'Geldfrith's farm/settlement'.^[1]

The civil parish has an area of 2.21 km² (0.85 sq mi) and had a population of 186 in 62 households in the 2001 census, the population falling to 173 at the 2011 Census.^[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.^[2] A single parish council serves the two parishes of Alpington and Yelverton.^[3]

The village itself is just south of the A146 (on which lies Yelverton Garage) and is contiguous with Alpington to the south with which it shares its facilities, which include a duckpond, village hall and St. Mary's church.

References

^ "Key to English Place-names".
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^ "Alpington With Yelverton Parish Council". Alpington and Yelverton. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

Notes

^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.