Ashmanhaugh

Ashmanhaugh is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 20 km north east of Norwich. See Inside the churches of St Swithins here & Beeston St Lawrence here. Apart from Ashmanhaugh village itself, the parish also includes Beeston St Lawrence, which was a separate parish until 1935.

Ashmanhaugh
Ashmanhaugh St Swithin's Church
Ashmanhaugh is located in Norfolk
Ashmanhaugh
Ashmanhaugh
Location within Norfolk
Area4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population189 {2011}
• Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG310208
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR12
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

The village name derives from 'Sailor's/pirate's enclosure' or perhaps, 'Aescmann's enclosure'.

The civil parish has an area of 4.82 square kilometres and in the 2001 census had a population of 197 in 74 households, the population falling to 189 at the 2011 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.

The churches of Ashmanhaugh St Swithin and Beeston St Lawrence are two of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

War Memorial

St. Swithin's Church holds a plaque commemorating Ashmanhaugh's war dead from the First World War which are listed as:

  • Lance-Sergeant George Townshend (1895-1916), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private Ronald S. Bird (1894-1917), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private George Riches (1887-1918), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private H. William Riches (1883-1916), 12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 September 2015.

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Ashmanhaugh

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