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Kilverstone

Coordinates: 52°25′58″N 0°46′59″E / 52.43267°N 0.78312°E / 52.43267; 0.78312
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Kilverstone
St Andrew’s Church, Kilverstone
Kilverstone is located in Norfolk
Kilverstone
Kilverstone
Location within Norfolk
Area7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population60 
• Density8/km2 (21/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTL892852
Civil parish
  • Kilverstone
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTHETFORD
Postcode districtIP24
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°25′58″N 0°46′59″E / 52.43267°N 0.78312°E / 52.43267; 0.78312

Kilverstone is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk east of Thetford. It covers an area of 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi) and had a population of 60 in 25 households at the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland and is served by Brettenham and Kilverstone Parish Council.[2]

Its church, St Andrew's, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

Notable residents

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The great naval reformer Admiral Jacky Fisher (Baron Fisher of Kilverstone) lived at nearby Kilverstone Hall.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ Brettenham and Kilverstone Parish Council
  3. ^ Jan Morris, Fisher's Face, pages 742-743, ISBN 0-679-41609-9
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