Ashmanhaugh is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 20 km north east of Norwich. See Inside the churches of St Swithins here & Beeston St Lawrence here. Apart from Ashmanhaugh village itself, the parish also includes Beeston St Lawrence, which was a separate parish until 1935.

Ashmanhaugh
Ashmanhaugh St Swithin's Church
Ashmanhaugh is located in Norfolk
Ashmanhaugh
Ashmanhaugh
Location within Norfolk
Area4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Population189 {2011}
• Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG310208
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR12
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°44′08″N 1°25′13″E / 52.73545°N 1.42022°E / 52.73545; 1.42022

The village name derives from 'Sailor's/pirate's enclosure' or perhaps, 'Aescmann's enclosure'.

The civil parish has an area of 4.82 square kilometres and in the 2001 census had a population of 197 in 74 households, the population falling to 189 at the 2011 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[1][2]

The churches of Ashmanhaugh St Swithin and Beeston St Lawrence are two of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

War memorial edit

St. Swithin's Church holds a plaque commemorating Ashmanhaugh's war dead from the First World War which are listed as:

  • Lance-Sergeant George Townshend (1895–1916), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private Ronald S. Bird (1894–1917), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private George Riches (1887–1918), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private H. William Riches (1883–1916), 12th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment

References edit

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 September 2015.

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Ashmanhaugh

External links edit