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Letheringsett with Glandford

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Population
  
232 (2011 census)

Country
  
England

Post town
  
HOLT

Shire county
  
Norfolk

Dialling code
  
01263

Region
  
East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Area
  
8.19 km²

District
  
North Norfolk

UK parliament constituency
  
North Norfolk

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Civil parish
  
Letheringsett with Glandford

Letheringsett is a village in the English county of Norfolk. It forms part of the civil parish of Letheringsett with Glandford, along with the hamlet of Glandford. The village straddles the A148 King’s Lynn to Cromer road. Letheringsett is 1.2 miles west of Holt, 32.2 west north east of King’s Lynn and 126 miles north north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

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Map of Letheringsett with Glandford, UK

Description

The village of Letheringsett is situated in the valley of the River 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, and Letheringsett Watermill which lies 150 yards to the south. It is the last working watermill in the county of Norfolk, has won several prestigious awards for its flour production and is a well-known tourist attraction. Next to the Brewery watermill is the village pub, the King’s Head, which was built in the Georgian period.

Saint Andrew Parish Church

The church of Letheringsett, St. Andrew, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

The church appears on a Royal Mail stamp issued on 21 June 1972 as part of a set on British Architecture (Village Churches).

The pub

The King's Head has won many awards such as family pub of the year. The pub has two bars and a restaurant and has a selection of real ale.

Notable people

  • John Burrell (1762–1825), entomologist and Rector of Letheringsett from 1786 to 1825
  • Mary Hardy (1733–1809), diarist
  • References

    Letheringsett with Glandford Wikipedia