Toft Monks
Toft Monks is a village and parish in Norfolk, England. It is located on the border of Norfolk and Suffolk about eleven miles southwest of Great Yarmouth and four miles north of Beccles.
| Toft Monks | |
|---|---|
 St Margaret's church, Toft Monks | |
  Toft Monks Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
| Population | 348 (2011) |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM425945 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BECCLES |
| Postcode district | NR34 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
In 2001, the parish is recorded as accommodating 324 people in 131 households over 687 hectares, increasing to 348 at the 2011 Census.[1]
The local church in the village is dedicated to St. Margaret and was originally constructed in the 13th century.
Toft Monks House is a Grade II listed Regency house built for local merchant William Grimmer in 1819.
See also
References
- "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes."
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toft Monks.
- William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1845
- Francis White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory, of Norfolk 1854
- St Margaret's church, Toft Monks
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