Barford, Norfolk
Barford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 4 miles (6 km) north of Wymondham and 8 miles (13 km) west of Norwich.
| Barford | |
|---|---|
 St Botolph's Church, Barford | |
  Barford Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
| Population | 547 (2011) |
| • Density | 125/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG115075 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR9 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
The villages name derives from 'bere-ford' meaning 'barley ford'.
The civil parish has an area of 4.38 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 508 in 201 households, the population increasing to 547 at the 2011 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.
War Memorial
Barford's War Memorial is a stone cross in St. Botolph's Churchyard, it holds the following names for the First World War:
- Corporal Harry Melton (1895-1916), 7th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
- Lance-Corporal Robert J. Fisher (1892-1915), 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards
- Lance-Corporal John M. Timbers (1879-1916), 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
- Lance-Corporal Horace W. Fox (1885-1916), 10th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment
- Private Henry J. Timbers (1869-1919), Royal Defence Corps
- Private E. Arthur Thrower (d.1917), 20th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- Private Charles E. Fisher (1895-1914), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Eric I. Cole (1894-1916), 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
- Harry Sutton
References
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 237 - Norwich. ISBN 0-319-21868-6.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
External links
Media related to Barford, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Barford
- Barford in the Domesday Book
- http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Barford
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