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Sturston, Norfolk

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Population
  
0 (2001 Census)

Region
  
East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Area
  
7.81 km²

Shire county
  
Norfolk

UK parliament constituency
  
South West Norfolk

OS grid reference
  
TL880930

Country
  
England

Police
  
Norfolk

Local time
  
Thursday 3:55 AM

District
  
Breckland District

Sturston, Norfolk

Weather
  
11°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 90% Humidity

Sturston is a deserted village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 7.5 miles north of the town of Thetford and 25 miles south-west of the city of Norwich.[1]

Map of Sturston, UK

The village became deserted when it was taken over by the British Army during the Second World War as part of the Stanford Battle Area, an infantry training area that is still in use today. The village and most of the parish are within a prohibited area and access is not allowed without special permission from the Army.[2]

The civil parish has an area of 7.81 km² and in the 2001 census had no inhabitants. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.[3]

References

Sturston, Norfolk Wikipedia