Norton Subcourse
Norton Subcourse is a small village and parish in the county of Norfolk, England, about 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Great Yarmouth. It covers an area of 2,233 acres (904 ha) and had a population of 303 in 115 households at the 2001 census, reducing to a population of 298 in 119 households at the 2011 Census.
| Norton Subcourse | |
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St Mary's church | |
Norton Subcourse Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 9.05 km2 (3.49 sq mi) |
| Population | 298 (2011) |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM413985 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR14 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
The villages name means 'North farm/settlement'. The village was held by the Subcourse family, possibly a corruption of 'Surlecors'.
Its church, St Mary, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
Norton Subcourse is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the settlements in Clavering hundred.
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