Oulton, Norfolk

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Oulton
Norfolk
St Peter and St Paul's Church Oulton, Norfolk.JPG
St Peter and St Paul's Church
Location
Grid reference: TG135284
Location: 52°48’40"N, 1°10’2"E
Data
Population: 193  (2011)
Post town: Norwich
Postcode: NR11
Local Government
Council: Broadland

Oulton is a hamlet in Norfolk, build around a parish church. The parish population was recorded at 196 in 74 households at the 2001 census. It is found a mile and a half south-east of Saxthorpe and four miles west of Aylsham, on a small stream which runs north into the River Bure. To the south-west is an airfield, and by it another hamlet of much the same siaze, Oulton Street.

The parish church is St Peter & St Paul, which is part of a joint benefice with St Andrew, Saxthorpe.

Oulton Hall

Oulton Hall is a Grade II listed building, parts of the privately owned hall date back to the 18th century.[1]

In the spring of 2015, the hall was extensively damaged by fire.[2]

The grounds of the hall are occasionally opened to the public for the National Gardens Scheme charity.[3]

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References

  1. Oulton Hall - British Listed Buildings.
  2. EDP news report Retrieved 19 May 2015
  3. National Gardens Scheme - Oulton Hall Retrieved 19 May 2015