Stoke Holy Cross
| Stoke Holy Cross | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 Holy Cross Church, Stoke Holy Cross | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TG235019 |
| Location: | 52°34’9"N, 1°17’51"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,572 (2011, incl Dunston) |
| Post town: | Norwich |
| Postcode: | NR14 |
| Dialling code: | 01508 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Norfolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Norfolk |
Stoke Holy Cross is a village in Norfolk, some four miles south of Norwich, on the course of the River Tas. The A140 road to Norwich runs through the village.
The wider civil parish including Dunston had a recorded population of 1.572 at the 2011 Census.
History
Stoke Holy Cross mill, to the west of the village, was the location from which Colman's produced their very first mustard products.
Holy Cross church, to the south of the village, being part of the parish of Stoke Holy Cross with Dunston. The village pub is the Wildebeest Arms on Norwich Road.
Radio towers
There are two tall radio towers to the east of the village. One is one of three former Chain Home radar towers from the Battle of Britain, then known as RAF Stoke Holy Cross. It is still owned by the Ministry of Defence and is in Poringland.
A larger 'stepped' tower owned by BT stands nearby; originally built as part of the British Telecom microwave network but now used for a variety of telecommunications and broadcast services.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Stoke Holy Cross) |
- Stoke Holy Cross Mill: Norfolk Mills
- Stoke Mill
- Stoke Holy Cross Parish Church
- Wildebeest Arms
- Dunston Hall Hotel