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Horningtoft
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Horningtoft is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi) and had a population of 135 in 54 households at the 2001 census,[2] reducing to a population of 127 in 53 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
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Horningtoft | |
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![]() St Edmund, Horningtoft | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi) |
Population | 127 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TF935231 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DEREHAM |
Postcode district | NR20 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Website | http://horningtoft.org.uk/parishcouncil.html |
52.771°N 0.868°E / 52.771; 0.868 |
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The villages name means 'Curtilage of the Horningas (= dwellers at the horn-shaped piece of land)'.
The village approximately 5 miles north of East Dereham. It is close to the villages of Whissonsett and Brisley. The village has a Danish Camp to its eastern end.