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Dunston, Norfolk

Dunston
Dunston is located in Norfolk
Dunston
Dunston
Location within Norfolk
OS grid referenceTG 227 025
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorwich
Postcode districtNR14
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°34′36″N 1°17′02″E / 52.5767°N 1.2839°E / 52.5767; 1.2839

Dunston is a village in the civil parish of Stoke Holy Cross, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located in the valley of the River Tas between Stoke Holy Cross and Caistor St. Edmund, approximately 3 miles south of Norwich. It has a common which is popular with walkers.[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 63.[2] On 1 April 1935 the civil parish was abolished and merged with Stoke Holy Cross.[3]

The villages name means 'Dun(n)(i)'s farm/settlement'.[4]

Parish records for Dunston exist as far back as 1557.[5]

Dunston Hall is now a hotel.

Notes

  1. ^ "Dunston Common". South Norfolk Council. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Population statistics Dunston AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Relationships and changes Dunston AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
  5. ^ "Norfolk: Dunston". Genuki Norfolk. February 2002. Retrieved 26 June 2009.

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