Weston Longville
| Weston Longville | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 All Saints, Weston Longville | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TG112159 |
| Location: | 52°42’0"N, 1°7’30"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 339 (2011) |
| Post town: | Norwich |
| Postcode: | NR9 |
| Dialling code: | 01603 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Broadland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Broadland and Fakenham |
Weston Longville is a village in Norfolk, sitting eight miles north-west of Norwich. Its name is derived from the Manor of Longaville in Normandy, France, which owned the local land in the 12th century.
The 2011 census recorded a population of 339, in 144 households.
History
The village’s name means 'West farm/settlement'. 'Longville' is named after Longueville-sur-Scie, Normandy.[1]
The Domesday Book of 1096 recorded that this manor was under the ownership of the Bishop of Bayeux, who may have commissioned the Domesday Book.
In Weston Longville, Stigand held one berewick TRE of fifty acres of land and twenty acres of meadow. There have always been six bordars and half a plough although it is i the valuation of Snettisham.[2]"
The village was home to the 18th-century clergyman and diarists, James Woodforde and his niece Anna Maria Woodforde. The village pub is named for James.[3] He has a reputation as a man with a fondness for food which comes from the much edited published versions of his diaries; the originals provide a rich and unique insight into 18th-century rural English life.
A Second World War airfield located in the parish is now a turkey farm. Weston Hall and Park, also in the parish, have a golf course and a tourist attraction, the Dinosaur Adventure Park.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Place-Names
- ↑ Domesday Book: A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.1076
- ↑ The Parson Woodforde Society
- "The Diary": Parson Woodforde Society publications: Parson Woodforde Society