Letheringsett with Glandford | |
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![]() St Andrew's Church, Letheringsett | |
![]() Village of Letheringsett about 1910 | |
Location withinNorfolk | |
Area | 8.19 km2 (3.16 sq mi) |
Population | 232 (2011 census)[1] |
• Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
• London | 126 mi (203 km) |
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Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HOLT |
Postcode district | NR25 |
Dialling code | 01263 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
52°54′25″N1°03′50″E / 52.907°N 1.064°E /52.907; 1.064 |
Letheringsett with Glandford is a civil parish in the Englishcounty ofNorfolk. It includes the village ofLetheringsett, along with the hamlet ofGlandford.[2] The village straddles theA148King's Lynn toCromer road. Letheringsett is 1.2 miles west ofHolt, 32.2 west north east of King's Lynn and 126 miles north north east of London. The nearest railway station is atSheringham for theBittern Line which runs betweenSheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport isNorwich International Airport.
The village of Letheringsett is situated in the valley of theRiver Glaven and has two watermills,Letheringsett Brewery watermill which stands on the west side of the river next to the A148 road bridge and is now disused, andLetheringsett Watermill which lies 150 yards to the south. It has won several prestigious awards for its flour production and is a tourist attraction.[3] Next to the Brewery watermill is the village pub, the King's Head, which was built in the Georgian period.[citation needed]
Letheringsett Hall is a care home. It is a Grade II* listed building.[4]
TheChurch of England parish church of Letheringsett, St Andrew's, is one of 124 existinground-tower churches in Norfolk.
The church appeared on aGreat Britain commemorative stamp, issued on 21 June 1972 as part of a set on British Architecture (Village Churches).
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