Bawdeswell
Sign in to saveBawdeswell () is a small rural village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. At the time of the 2011 census it had a population of 828 and an area of 487 hectares. The village is situated almost in the centre of Norfolk about northwest of Norwich. For the purposes of local government it falls within the Upper Wensum Ward of Breckland District Council and the Elmham and Mattishall Division of Norfolk County Council. It is on a Roman road that ran east–west between Durobrivae near modern Peterborough and Smallburgh, crossing the Fen Causeway.
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Bawdeswell
- UK place.population
- 828
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census.)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 4.87
- UK place.shire_district
- Breckland
- UK place.shire_county
- Norfolk
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Mid Norfolk
- UK place.post_town
- DEREHAM
- UK place.postcode_district
- NR20
- UK place.postcode_area
- NR
- UK place.dial_code
- 01362
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Breckland
- Population
- +828
- Area
- +4.87
- Image
- View along the Old Reepham Road - geograph.org.uk - 896355.jpg
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Geography
- History
- All Saints' Church
- Mosquito crash of 1944
- Places of interest
- Schools
- Village development
- Transport
- Governance
- References
- External links
Bawdeswell () is a small rural village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. At the time of the 2011 census it had a population of 828 and an area of 487 hectares. The village is situated almost in the centre of Norfolk about northwest of Norwich. For the purposes of local government it falls within the Upper Wensum Ward of Breckland District Council and the Elmham and Mattishall Division of Norfolk County Council. It is on a Roman road that ran east–west between Durobrivae near modern Peterborough and Smallburgh, crossing the Fen Causeway.
The village is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Balderwella. It was the home of Chaucer's Reeve in The Reeve's Prologue and Tale in the Canterbury Tales.