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'''Forncett''' is a [[civil parish]] in the [[English county]] of [[Norfolk]]. |
'''Forncett''' is a [[civil parish]] in the [[English county]] of [[Norfolk]]. |
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It covers an area of {{convert|10.76|km2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 1,000 in 381 households at the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/Forncett_parish.asp|title=Forncett parish information|publisher=South Norfolk Council|date=1 November 2006|accessdate=20 June 2009}}</ref> increasing to 1,126 at the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123534&c=Forncett&d=16&e=62&g=6450422&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1441634486991&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref> |
It covers an area of {{convert|10.76|km2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 1,000 in 381 households at the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/Forncett_parish.asp|title=Forncett parish information|publisher=South Norfolk Council|date=1 November 2006|accessdate=20 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828222713/http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/forncett_parish.asp|archive-date=28 August 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> increasing to 1,126 at the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123534&c=Forncett&d=16&e=62&g=6450422&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1441634486991&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=7 September 2015}}</ref> |
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For the purposes of local government, it falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[South Norfolk]]. |
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[South Norfolk]]. |
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The '''Forncett Industrial Steam Museum'''<!-- Redirect, hence bold. One day it'll have its own article! --> houses a collection of large [[stationary steam engine]]s which are occasionally demonstrated to the public. |
The '''Forncett Industrial Steam Museum'''<!-- Redirect, hence bold. One day it'll have its own article! --> houses a collection of large [[stationary steam engine]]s which are occasionally demonstrated to the public. |
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Included in the collection is a 150 hp [[Vickers Armstrong]] [[compound steam engine|cross-compound]] pumping engine originally used to open [[Tower Bridge]] in London. It was the 'third' steam engine, installed as a [[World War II|wartime]] precaution against air-raid damage, and was removed to Forncett in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Tower Bridge engine|url=http://oldenginehouse.users.btopenworld.com/towerb.htm|publisher=Forncett Industrial Steam Museum|accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> The two original engines remain on display at Tower Bridge. |
Included in the collection is a 150 hp [[Vickers Armstrong]] [[compound steam engine|cross-compound]] pumping engine originally used to open [[Tower Bridge]] in London. It was the 'third' steam engine, installed as a [[World War II|wartime]] precaution against air-raid damage, and was removed to Forncett in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Tower Bridge engine|url=http://oldenginehouse.users.btopenworld.com/towerb.htm|publisher=Forncett Industrial Steam Museum|accessdate=6 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225024729/http://oldenginehouse.users.btopenworld.com/towerb.htm|archive-date=25 February 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The two original engines remain on display at Tower Bridge. |
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Other exhibits include a [[Gimson and Company]] [[beam engine]], and examples of [[Corliss engine]]s, vertical engines and [[Woolf compound engine]]s. |
Other exhibits include a [[Gimson and Company]] [[beam engine]], and examples of [[Corliss engine]]s, vertical engines and [[Woolf compound engine]]s. |
Revision as of 00:58, 19 December 2019
Forncett | |
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St Mary's Church, Forncett St Mary | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
Population | 1,126 (2011) |
• Density | 105/km2 (270/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TM165928 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR16 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Forncett is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi) and had a population of 1,000 in 381 households at the 2001 census,[1] increasing to 1,126 at the 2011 census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk.
It includes the villages of Forncett St Peter, Forncett St Mary and Forncett End.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches north to Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall with a total population at the 2011 Census of 2,701.[3]
Forncett Industrial Steam Museum
The Forncett Industrial Steam Museum houses a collection of large stationary steam engines which are occasionally demonstrated to the public.
Included in the collection is a 150 hp Vickers Armstrong cross-compound pumping engine originally used to open Tower Bridge in London. It was the 'third' steam engine, installed as a wartime precaution against air-raid damage, and was removed to Forncett in 1974.[4] The two original engines remain on display at Tower Bridge.
Other exhibits include a Gimson and Company beam engine, and examples of Corliss engines, vertical engines and Woolf compound engines.
Norfolk Tank Museum
Situated in Station Road, the museum houses an exhibition of tanks, armoured vehicles, and weaponry.[5]
Notable people
- Frances Ellen Colenso, a historian of the Zulu Wars, was born here in 1849.[6]
References
- ^ "Forncett parish information". South Norfolk Council. 1 November 2006. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "The Tower Bridge engine". Forncett Industrial Steam Museum. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ^ "Norfolk Tank Museum". Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ B. M. Nicholls, ‘Colenso, Harriette Emily (1847–1932)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2006 accessed 2 Jan 2017