- Source: Santon, Norfolk
Santon is a depopulated village near Santon Downham, in the civil parish of Lynford, in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England. Moated earthworks and other remains of the medieval village are a scheduled monument. In 1931 the parish had a population of 24. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Lynford.
The villages name means 'Sandy farm/settlement'.
The village church of All Saints' was rebuilt from ruins in the 17th century by Thomas Bancrofte, the sole parishioner at that time.
The site is adjacent to the Forestry Commission's St Helen's picnic site.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Thomas Shadwell
- Daftar tempat di Britania Raya/Ha-Ham
- Santon, Norfolk
- Santon
- St Helen's Church, Santon
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
- List of places in Norfolk
- Santon Downham
- Thomas Bancroft (MP)
- Santon Downham Tramway
- List of lost settlements in Norfolk
- River Little Ouse
