Population 528 (2011) Civil parish Wreningham Country England Area 6.24 km² Shire county Norfolk | OS grid reference TM166987 Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Thursday 8:10 AM District South Norfolk | |
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Wreningham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south east of Wymondham and 9 miles (14 km) south west of Norwich.[1]
Map of Wreningham, UK
The civil parish has an area of 6.24 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 493 in 199 households, the population increasing to 528 at the 2011 Census For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.[2]
From 1808 to 1814 Wreningham hosted a station in the shutter telegraph chain which connected the Admiralty in London to its naval ships in the port of Great Yarmouth.
Superstitions
Wreningham, supposedly, got its name from the Witch and the Wren story. It is said that a witch who lived in Wreningham heard that the Witch Hunters were coming for her. She disguised herself as a Wren and got away.