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Kilverstone

Kilverstone is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England.

Kilverstone is located 1.3 miles (2.1 km) north-east of Thetford and 26 miles (42 km) south-west of Norwich.

Kilverstone's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for Kilvert's farmstead.

In the Domesday Book, Kilverstone is listed as a settlement of 18 households in the hundred of Shropham. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of King William I and Robert Malet.

During the 1840s, Kilverstone Heath was the scene of temporary wooden housing for navvies working on the railway. During the Second World War, a Type 22 Pillbox was built at the level crossing to defend Kilverstone against a possible German invasion.

Due to its small size, population statistics are not collected for Kilverstone.

Kilverstone's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and dates from the 12th century, being one of Norfolk's 124 remaining round-tower churches. St. Andrew's is located on Kilverstone Road and has been Grade II listed since 1958. The church remains open for Sunday service once a month.

St. Andrew's features a stained-glass window designed by Leonard Walker and a set of royal arms from the reign of King George I.

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