Stradsett
| Stradsett | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF6605 |
| Location: | 52°37’4"N, -0°27’32"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 60 (2001) |
| Post town: | King's Lynn |
| Postcode: | PE33 |
| Dialling code: | 01366 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South West Norfolk |
Stradsett is a village in Norfolk, 41 miles west of Norwich and 11 miles south of King's Lynn. The nearest town is Downham Market which is three and a half miles west of the parish, on the A1122 which runs between Outwell and Swaffham. The A134 between King's Lynn and Colchester also passes through the parish.
The parish of Stradsett had a population of less than 100 at the 2011 Census.
The hundred court of Clackclose Hundred was held at Clackclose Hill on Stradsett Common.
Description
The village and parish of Stradsett is situated in the west of Norfolk. The parish is largely devoted to agricultural activity and is dominated by the estate of Stradsett Park. Stradsett Hall is the ancestral home of Sir Jeremy Bagge, 7th Baronet and former High Sheriff of Norfolk. The parish is bordered to the north by the parish of Shouldham Thorpe, west and south by Crimplesham and Fincham to the east
The name Stradsett is thought locally to be a hybrid of the Latin strata for 'road' and the Old English sæta ('settlers' (genitive plural.[1] thought to mean place by a Roman road. This name arose from the fact that the part of the Roman road known as the Fen Causeway ran through the parish.
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References
- ↑ Mills, Anthony David: 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names' (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9