Stanford, Norfolk
Stanford is a deserted village and civil parish in Norfolk, in the south of the county, seven and a half mile north of the town of Thetford and twenty-five miles south-west of Norwich.
The name of the village derives from Old English and means "stony ford".[1]
The village became deserted when it was taken over by the Army during the Second World War as part of the Stanford Battle Area, an infantry training area that is still in use. The village and most of the parish are within a restricted area and access is not allowed without special permission from the Army.[2]
The parish church of All Saints, like the other surviving churches within the training area, is fitted with blast-proof sheeting to protect the structure, and wire fencing surrounds the church and churchyard to protect from military manoeuvres.
The civil parish has an area of five and a quarter square miles and in the 2001 Census had a population of just eight, in four households.
Outside links
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- All Saints: European Round Tower Churches
- Information on Stanford, Norfolk from GENUKI
- NorfolkChurches.co.uk: the Stanford Battle Area and its deserted villages and churches
References
- ↑ Place-Names
- ↑ Rootsweb.com (1998–2006). Ghost Towns/Deserted Villages of Great Britain. Retrieved 17 February 2006.