Kempstone
| Kempstone | |
|---|---|
 Track to Kempstone Cottages | |
| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 411: Malformed coordinates value. | |
| Area | 1.28 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| OS grid reference | TF8827815999 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | King's Lynn |
| Postcode district | PE32 |
| Dialling code | 01328 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Kempstone is a village and civil parish situated in the English county of Norfolk.
Kempston is located 6.7 miles (10.8 km) north-west of Dereham and 22 miles (35 km) west of Norwich.
History
[edit | edit source]Kempstone's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Cymi's farmstead.[1]
In the Domesday Book, Kempstone is listed as a settlement of 9 households in the hundred of Laundich. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of William de Warenne.[2]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Due to its small size, separate population statistics are not available for Kempstone as it is amalgamated with Great Dunham.[3]
St. Paul's Church
[edit | edit source]
The ruins of St. Paul's Church, which formerly served the parish, are within the parish. The church collapsed in the 1950s.[4][5]
Governance
[edit | edit source]Kempstone is part of the electoral ward of Launditch for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.
The village's national constituency is South West Norfolk which has been represented by Labour's Terry Jermy MP since 2024.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).