Swanton Abbott

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Swanton Abbott is a village and civil parish in the district of North Norfolk.[1] It has an area of Script error: No such module "convert". and a population of 565 at the 2011 Census (including Westwick).[2] The village lies Script error: No such module "convert". south of North Walsham, Script error: No such module "convert". south of the seaside town of Cromer and Script error: No such module "convert". north by road from the centre of the city of Norwich, Norfolk's administrative centre.

The villages name means 'Herdsmen's farm/settlement'. The village was granted to the Abbot of St Benet Holme by King Cnut.

Amenities

It is served by St Michael's church[3] in the ecclesiastical parish of Worstead. A Wesleyan Reform Union Chapel opened in 1856.[4]

Swanton Abbott Community Primary School is a co-educational school for children from 4–11 years.

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St Michael's, Swanton Abbot

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http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Swanton%20Abbot

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