Population 2,963 (2011) Civil parish Cringleford Country England Area 4.04 km² Shire county Norfolk | OS grid reference TG197058 Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Friday 6:16 PM District South Norfolk | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SE at 14 km/h, 91% Humidity UK parliament constituencys Norwich South, South Norfolk | ||
Cringleford is a parish and village in Norfolk, England on the banks of the River Yare on the outskirts of Norwich. The village is in the South Norfolk local government district and is part of both the Norwich South Parliamentary constituency and Norfolk South Parliamentary constituency.
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Map of Cringleford, Norwich, UK
A village existed here at least as early as Saxon times and there is evidence of human settlement in the area from Roman times and the Bronze Age.
The size of the village is 4.04 square kilometres (1.56 sq mi) and the population of the village (including Intwood) at the time of the 2011 UK census was 2963. The population is likely to increase as a result of the current process of suburbanisation, with new housing development and improved transport links such as the Norwich South Bypass. Lying close to the city of Norwich the village has become popular with commuters.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to south being centered on Cringleford with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 5,052.
Buildings
St. Peter’s Church, Cringleford is the Anglican parish church. Of Anglo-Saxon origins, it was constructed somewhere between 950 and 1100 A.D. There are also a small school for pupils between the ages of 4 and 12, the Cringleford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (usually abbreviated to Cringleford School) and a surgery whose recent refurbishment and extension was completed in April 2010.
Sports
Cringleford Lodge Cricket Club was founded in 2000 after the merger of Cringleford C.C. and Earlham Lodge C.C. Located off Oakfields Road, the facilities represent the traditional village setting for cricket. Currently there are three league teams and a junior setup which are managed by lifelong resident Greg Lochhead.