Surlingham
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Surlingham is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk situated on the Broads in eastern United Kingdom. It lies approximately 6½ miles (10½ km) south-east of Norwich on the south bank of the River Yare between Bramerton and Rockland St Mary. In the 2001 census it contained 266 households and a population of 637, increasing to 725 at the 2011 census. Although Surlingham is part of South Norfolk District, as in other broadland villages those areas of the village adjacent to the river and broads fall into the executive area of the Broads Authority.
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Place details
- Locality
- South Norfolk
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 542
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TG314065
- UK place.official_name
- Surlingham
- UK place.population
- 725
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 7.32
- UK place.static_image
- Surlingham_St_Mary.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 240px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Surlingham St Mary
- UK place.shire_district
- South Norfolk
- UK place.shire_county
- Norfolk
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.civil_parish
- Surlingham
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- South Norfolk
- UK place.postcode_district
- NR14
- UK place.postcode_area
- NR
- UK place.post_town
- NORWICH
- UK place.dial_code
- 01508
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Churches
- Village
- Pubs
- Surlingham Broad
- Wheatfen Broad
- Padmaloka
- Sports and Recreation
- Transport links
- Notable residents
- External links
- References
Surlingham is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk situated on the Broads in eastern United Kingdom. It lies approximately 6½ miles (10½ km) south-east of Norwich on the south bank of the River Yare between Bramerton and Rockland St Mary. In the 2001 census it contained 266 households and a population of 637, increasing to 725 at the 2011 census. Although Surlingham is part of South Norfolk District, as in other broadland villages those areas of the village adjacent to the river and broads fall into the executive area of the Broads Authority.
== Toponymy == The village's name origin is uncertain. 'Homestead/village of the south Herlingas (= *Herela's people)' or possibly, 'of the Sutherlingas'. In both cases, the point of reference is probably the River Yare.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Surlingham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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