Shelfanger
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| Shelfanger | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church, Shelfhanger | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TM106837 |
| Location: | 52°24’38"N, 1°5’48"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 378 (2011) |
| Post town: | DISS |
| Postcode: | IP22 |
| Dialling code: | 01379 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Norfolk |
Shelfanger is a village in Norfolk, found about three miles from Diss.
The village has a church and a village hall, in a village with a population of 378 souls according to the 2011 Census.
In previous years there was a school, a post office, a pub, three shops, a blacksmiths and a garage run by a family of brothers called Bowman. These have all now been closed down. Josh Kirby (who died 2001), an artist lived there.
History
The villages name means 'Shelf wood'.
This village has been previously recorded as Scelvangra, Schelfangyll, Shelfangles, Shelfhangre and Shelfhanger, though the significance of its name is largely unknown. In 1603, it had 142 communicants and in 1736 had nearly 40 dwellinghouses, and contained about 200 inhabitants.
Outside links
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References
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