Wendling, Norfolk

Wendling
St Peter & St Paul, Wendling
Wendling is located in Norfolk
Wendling
Wendling
Location within Norfolk
Area5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population313 (2011 census)[1]
• Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF931128
Civil parish
  • Wendling
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDEREHAM
Postcode districtNR19
Dialling code01362
PoliceNorfolk
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AmbulanceEast of England
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52°40′45″N 0°51′19″E / 52.67904°N 0.85516°E / 52.67904; 0.85516

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.

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.

The village was served by Wendling railway station until 1968.

Notes

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names".

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