Swafield
Sign in to saveSwafield is a village and civil parish in the North Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England. The village is north north east of Norwich, south south east of Cromer and north of the town of North Walsham. The village sits astride the B1145 Kings Lynn to Mundesley road that bisects North Norfolk west to east. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The parish had in 2001 census, a population of 273, including Bradfield and increasing to 315 at the 2011 Census.
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Place details
- Locality
- North Norfolk
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Swafield
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.shire_district
- North Norfolk
- UK place.shire_county
- Norfolk
- UK place.civil_parish
- Swafield
- UK place.static_image
- Swafield Village sign 10 Nov 2007.JPG
- UK place.static_image_width
- 250px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Village sign
- UK place.population
- 315
- UK place.population_ref
- (parish, 2011 census)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 6.43
- UK place.os_grid_reference
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- North Norfolk
- Population
- +315
- Area
- +6.43
- Image
- Swafield Church 10 Nov 2007.JPG
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Origins
- History
- The North Walsham and Dilham Canal
- The parish church of Saint Nicholas
- References
- External links
Swafield is a village and civil parish in the North Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England. The village is north north east of Norwich, south south east of Cromer and north of the town of North Walsham. The village sits astride the B1145 Kings Lynn to Mundesley road that bisects North Norfolk west to east. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The parish had in 2001 census, a population of 273, including Bradfield and increasing to 315 at the 2011 Census.
==Origins== The name Swafield possibly originates from open land with a track from the Anglo Saxon words '', meaning track, and feld, meaning field, often a forest clearing. The former is the origin of swath or swathe, the latter of field. The name may also mean therefore, open land with swathes, the latter being areas of cut, laying corn.