Santon, Norfolk

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  • Breckland
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  • Norfolk
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  • East
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52°27′13″N 0°41′22″E / 52.453494°N 0.68951°E / 52.453494; 0.68951

Santon is a depopulated village near Santon Downham, in the civil parish of Lynford, in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England.[1][2] Moated earthworks and other remains of the medieval village are a scheduled monument.[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 24.[3] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Lynford.[4]

The villages name means 'Sandy farm/settlement'.[5]

The village church of All Saints' was rebuilt from ruins in the 17th century by Thomas Bancrofte, the sole parishioner at that time.[1]

The site is adjacent to the Forestry Commission's St Helen's picnic site.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hundred of Grimeshaw: Santon; British History Online". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Santon". Norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Population statistics Santon CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Santon CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  5. ^ http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Santon
  6. ^ "St Helens" (PDF). Forestry Commission. Retrieved 19 November 2017.


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