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| official_name=Tottington |
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| country=England |
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| region=East of England |
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| population=0 ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]]) |
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| latitude=52.52441 |
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| longitude= 0.79189 |
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| constituency_westminster=[[South West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Norfolk]] |
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| shire_district=[[Breckland (district)|Breckland]] |
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| shire_county=[[Norfolk]] |
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'''Tottington''' is a deserted [[village]] and [[civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] [[county]] of [[Norfolk]]. It is situated some [[1 E4 m|10 km]] north of the town of [[Thetford]] and [[1 E4 m|40 km]] south-west of the city of [[Norwich]].{{ref|osexp1}} |
'''Tottington''' is a deserted [[village]] and [[civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] [[county]] of [[Norfolk]]. It is situated some [[1 E4 m|10 km]] north of the town of [[Thetford]] and [[1 E4 m|40 km]] south-west of the city of [[Norwich]].{{ref|osexp1}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{oscoor|TL895955_region:GB_scale:100000|Map sources}} for Tottington. |
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*[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/t/tottington/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Tottington. |
*[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/t/tottington/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Tottington. |
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*[http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/battlezone/battlezoneintro.htm Information from NorfolkChurches.co.uk] on the Stanford Battle Area and its deserted villages and churches. |
*[http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/battlezone/battlezoneintro.htm Information from NorfolkChurches.co.uk] on the Stanford Battle Area and its deserted villages and churches. |
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Revision as of 02:51, 9 January 2008
| Tottington | |
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| Population | Expression error: "0 (2001 Census)" must be numeric |
| OS grid reference | TL895955 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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Tottington is a deserted village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 10 km north of the town of Thetford and 40 km south-west of the city of Norwich.[1]
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 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 13.12 km² and in the 2001 census had no inhabitants. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.[3]
Place-name meaning
Tottington means "hill of a man called Totta", from the Old English personal name Totta (genitive -n) + dun "hill". A record of the name as Tutindone in 1165 backs up this evidence. The -ington of the place-name is misleading; similar with Islington.
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 229 - Thetford in the Brecks. ISBN 0-319-21861-9.
- ^ Rootsweb.com (1998-2006). Ghost Towns/Deserted Villages of Great Britain. Retrieved February 17, 2006.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
External links
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Tottington.
- Information from NorfolkChurches.co.uk on the Stanford Battle Area and its deserted villages and churches.
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