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| official_name = Forncett |
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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| |
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|access-date=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|access-date=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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It includes the villages of [[ |
It includes the villages of Forncett [[St Peter's Church, Forncett|St Peter's]], [[Forncett St Mary]] and [[Forncett End]]. |
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==Governance== |
==Governance== |
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An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom| |
An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/forncett-e05005896#sthash.cITF6smo.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|access-date=7 September 2015}}</ref> |
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==Forncett Industrial Steam Museum== |
==Forncett Industrial Steam Museum== |
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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| |
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|access-date=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. |
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==Norfolk Tank Museum== |
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Situated in Station Road, the museum houses an exhibition of tanks, armoured vehicles, and weaponry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Norfolk Tank Museum|url=http://museumsnorfolk.org.uk/south-and-central-norfolk/norfolk-tank-museum/|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> |
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==Notable people== |
==Notable people== |
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*[[Frances Ellen Colenso]], a historian of the Zulu Wars was born here in 1849.<ref>B. M. Nicholls, ‘Colenso, Harriette Emily (1847–1932)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/46549, accessed 2 Jan 2017]</ref> |
*[[Frances Ellen Colenso]], a historian of the Zulu Wars, was born here in 1849.<ref>B. M. Nicholls, ‘Colenso, Harriette Emily (1847–1932)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/46549, accessed 2 Jan 2017]</ref> |
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*[[Robert Kett]] ({{circa|1492}}{{snd}}{{Birth date|1549|12|7|df=true}}), leader of [[Kett's rebellion]], was the son of Forncett native Thomas Kett.<ref>{{Cite ODNB|id=15485|title=Kett, Robert (c.1492–1549), rebel}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Forncett | |
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 St Mary's Church, Forncett St Mary | |
  Forncett 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's, Forncett St Mary and Forncett End.
Governance
[edit]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
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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
[edit]Situated in Station Road, the museum houses an exhibition of tanks, armoured vehicles, and weaponry.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- Frances Ellen Colenso, a historian of the Zulu Wars, was born here in 1849.[6]
- Robert Kett (c. 1492 – 7 December 1549), leader of Kett's rebellion, was the son of Forncett native Thomas Kett.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "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
- ^ "Kett, Robert (c.1492–1549), rebel". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/15485. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links
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