Costessey
Sign in to saveCostessey ( ) is a town and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, and is north west of Norwich. The civil parish forms part of the Norwich Urban Area. It includes the residential suburb of Queen's Hills.
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Place details
- Locality
- Norwich
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 2,381
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Beehive Lodge, Ringland Lane - geograph.org.uk - 412816.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Beehive Lodge
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TG176118
- UK place.official_name
- Costessey
- UK place.population
- 12,463
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 12.39
- UK place.shire_district
- South Norfolk
- UK place.shire_county
- Norfolk
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.civil_parish
- Costessey
- UK place.constituency_westminster
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- South Norfolk
- Population
- +12463
- Area
- +12.39
- Image
- Beehive Lodge, Ringland Lane - geograph.org.uk - 412816.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Manor of Costessey
- Late 19th century map
- Costessey since 1913
- Amenities
- Services
- Footpaths and nature
- Education
- Listed buildings
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Costessey ( ) is a town and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, and is north west of Norwich. The civil parish forms part of the Norwich Urban Area. It includes the residential suburb of Queen's Hills.
== History == Costessey lies in the valleys of the rivers Wensum and Tud. Archaeological records indicate that there was a strong farming community on this site during the late Bronze Age and Roman times. Anglo-Saxon settlers established a community at some point after 600 AD, and it is generally believed that the name Costessey, meaning ''Kost's Island, dates from this time. Furthermore, records from 1648 recount that Oliver Cromwell referred to the village and estate as Cossey, indicating that the current pronunciation of the name has long existed. There is also evidence to suggest that the spelling was changed from Cossey to Costessey in the 19th century.