Attlebridge

Attlebridge is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Norwich, where the A1067 crosses the River Wensum.

Attlebridge
St Andrew's church
Attlebridge is located in Norfolk
Attlebridge
Attlebridge
Location within Norfolk
Area5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population122 (2001)
223 (2011)[1]
• Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG128168
Civil parish
  • Attlebridge
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR9
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

The civil parish has an area of 5.27 square kilometres and in the 2001 census had a population of 122 in 50 households, increasing to a population of 223 in 96 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.[2]

The mediaeval parish church of St Andrew is a grade II* listed building.[3]

History
The River Wensum below the village at Marriott's Way

The village is named after Ætla and the nearby bridge he is credited with constructing.[4] Between the 1880s and 1950s the settlement had its own Attlebridge railway station offering direct trains to Norwich and Kings Lynn. It was eventually closed as a cost-cutting measure by British Rail.

During World War II a nearby airfield, designated RAF Attlebridge, was used as an airfield for launching Allied aircraft missions against Axis targets in Europe.[5]

War memorial

Attlebridge's memorial plaque is on Station Road, opposite St. Andrew's Church. It commemorates the following fallen from the First World War:

  • Private William J. Wortley (1878–1916), 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment
  • Private Benjamin J. Rayner (1885–1916), 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

References
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  3. Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST ANDREW (1372661)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. Information from Broadland District Council on Attlebridge. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
  5. Information about RAF Attlebridge airfield from ControlTowers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2007.



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