Watlington, Norfolk
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Watlington is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of Template:Convert and had a population of 2,031 in 852 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population increasing to 2,455 at the 2011 Census.[2] It is in the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
The villages name means 'farm/settlement of Hwaetel's/Wacol's people' or perhaps, 'farm/settlement at Wateling (= Wattle/thatching place)'.[3]
It is situated some Template:Convert from the east bank of the River Great Ouse, Template:Convert south of the town of King's Lynn and Template:Convert west of the city of Norwich.[4]
The village is directly served by Watlington railway station (on the Fen Line between Cambridge and King's Lynn) which is situated Template:Convert from the centre of the village. Amenities in the village include a public house, Post Office and medical centre with pharmacy. There is also a sports and social club, village hall and church to the north east of the village.
A small nature reserve named 'Watatunga' opened to visitors in July 2020, offering guided buggy tours amongst '170 acres of woodland, grassland and lakes'. This occupies a vast area directly situated between Watlington and the nearby A10 trunk road.[5]
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References
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
Gallery
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Watlington's village sign.
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The Angel pub
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Millennium Green (also known as Angel Field)
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Watlington railway station in 2005.
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External links
- Watlington village website
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- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Watlington.
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- ↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Template:Webarchive. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
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- ↑ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 236 - King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. Template:ISBN.
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