Runcton Holme
(Redirected from South Runcton)
| Runcton Holme | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
| File:St James, Runcton Holme, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 315473.jpg St James, Runcton Holme | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF618089 |
| Location: | 52°39’16"N, -0°23’31"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 657 (2011) |
| Post town: | King's Lynn |
| Postcode: | PE33 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
Runcton Holme is a village in Norfolk, which had a recorded parish population of 657 at the 2011 census. The civil parish includes South Runcton.
The villages name is form the Old English hrung tun, meaning 'Pole farm/settlement' with holm meaning 'island', Perhaps this denoted a trackway or an enclosed settlement.
The parish church of St James, Runcton Holme, is a Grade I listed building.[1]
St Andrew's in South Runcton is Grade II*;[2] completely rebuilt in 1838–9, it is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.[3]
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1077884: Church of St James (Grade I listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1342289: Church of St Andrew (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ St Andrew's, South Runcton, Friends of Friendless Churches, https://friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/church/st-andrews-south-runcton-norfolk/, retrieved 19 September 2023