Wretton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) and had a population of 392 in 155 households at the 2001 census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
The villages name means "Crosswort/hellebore farm/settlement".[3]
It is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Downham Market, 16 miles (26 km) south of King's Lynn and 40 miles (64 km) west of Norwich.[4] Also 1.5 miles (2.4 km) North of the larger village of Stoke Ferry.
Notes
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 228 - March & Ely. ISBN 0-319-21860-0.
External links
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Wretton.
- Wretton Parish Council
- The Wretton category of the neighbouring Stoke Ferry Website includes Parish Council meeting minutes.