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Colney
Colney (/ˈkoʊni/) is a village in the western outskirts of Norwich in the English county of Norfolk.
Colney is located 2.8 miles (4.5 km) west of Norwich and 6.1 miles (9.8 km) north-east of Wymondham.
In local dialect Colney may be pronounced (/ˈkoʊni/), "Coney", or "Cõ-ney"
Colney's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for 'Cola's' island.
Colney is listed in the Domesday Book as a settlement of 34 households in the hundred of Humbleyard. The village was divided between the estates of Roger Bigod, Godric the Steward and William d'Ecouis.
According to the 2021 census, Colney has a population of 215 people which shows an increase from the 153 people recorded in the 2011 census.
The A47, between Birmingham and Lowestoft, and the B1108, between Carbrooke and Ipswich, both run through the parish.
Colney's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and dates from the Eleventh Century, being one of Norfolk's remaining round-tower church. St. Andrew's is located on Watton Road and has been Grade II listed since 1959.
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Colney
Colney (/ˈkoʊni/) is a village in the western outskirts of Norwich in the English county of Norfolk.
Colney is located 2.8 miles (4.5 km) west of Norwich and 6.1 miles (9.8 km) north-east of Wymondham.
In local dialect Colney may be pronounced (/ˈkoʊni/), "Coney", or "Cõ-ney"
Colney's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for 'Cola's' island.
Colney is listed in the Domesday Book as a settlement of 34 households in the hundred of Humbleyard. The village was divided between the estates of Roger Bigod, Godric the Steward and William d'Ecouis.
According to the 2021 census, Colney has a population of 215 people which shows an increase from the 153 people recorded in the 2011 census.
The A47, between Birmingham and Lowestoft, and the B1108, between Carbrooke and Ipswich, both run through the parish.
Colney's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and dates from the Eleventh Century, being one of Norfolk's remaining round-tower church. St. Andrew's is located on Watton Road and has been Grade II listed since 1959.