Attlebridge
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Attlebridge is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Norwich, where the A1067 crosses the River Wensum.
The civil parish has an area of 5.27 square kilometres and in the 2001 census had a population of 122 in 50 households, increasing to a population of 223 in 96 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.[1]
The mediaeval parish church of St Andrew is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
History
The village is named after Ætla and the nearby bridge he is credited with constructing.[3] Between the 1880s and 1950s the settlement had its own Attlebridge railway station offering direct trains to Norwich and Kings Lynn. It was eventually closed as a cost-cutting measure by British Rail.Template:Fact
During World War II a nearby airfield, designated RAF Attlebridge, was used as an airfield for launching Allied aircraft missions against Axis targets in Europe.[4]
War memorial
Attlebridge's memorial plaque is on Station Road, opposite St. Andrew's Church. It commemorates the following fallen from the First World War:
- Private William J. Wortley (1878–1916), 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment
- Private Benjamin J. Rayner (1885–1916), 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
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- ↑ Information from Broadland District Council on Attlebridge. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
- ↑ Information about RAF Attlebridge airfield from ControlTowers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
External links
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- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Attlebridge.
- Information from Broadland District Council on Attlebridge.
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