Hardwick, Norfolk
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| Hardwick | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 Hardwick St Margaret | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TM223900 |
| Location: | 52°27’46"N, 1°16’15"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 298 (2011) |
| Post town: | Norwich |
| Postcode: | NR15 |
| Dialling code: | 01508 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Norfolk |
Hardwick is a small village in the south of Norfolk, found two mile south-east of Long Stratton, about four miles north of Harleston and six miles west of Bungay in Suffolk.
The village has several farms and a substantial amount of housing. It had a Royal Air Force airfield, which was used by the United States Army Air Forces during Second World War.
Parish churches
Hardwick's parish church is famous locally for its ruined tower, and is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hardwick, Norfolk) |
- St Margaret's: European Round Tower Churches
- Shelton St Mary; norfolk.churches.co.uk
- The 93rd Bombardment Group Museum, Station 104, Hardwick. A small museum on the actual airfield site in Nissen (Quonset) and brick built huts
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1156827: Church of St Margaret (Grade I listing)