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Knapton
Knapton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Knapton is located 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south-east of Cromer and 19.4 miles (31.2 km) north-east of Norwich, along the B1145.
"Napt’n" [the emphasis is placed upon the noun in the first syllable]
Knapton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Cnapa's farmstead.
In the Domesday Book, Knapton is listed as a settlement of 32 households in the hundred of North Erpingham. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of William de Warenne.
New Hall was built in the village in 1800 and is now a hotel. Knapton House was built around the same period.
In 1943, a Bristol Blenheim crashed in the parish. The crew escaped and one of the propellers have been subsequently recovered.
According to the 2021 census, Knapton has a population of 389 people which shows an increase from the 364 people recorded in the 2011 census.
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Knapton
Knapton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Knapton is located 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south-east of Cromer and 19.4 miles (31.2 km) north-east of Norwich, along the B1145.
"Napt’n" [the emphasis is placed upon the noun in the first syllable]
Knapton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Cnapa's farmstead.
In the Domesday Book, Knapton is listed as a settlement of 32 households in the hundred of North Erpingham. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of William de Warenne.
New Hall was built in the village in 1800 and is now a hotel. Knapton House was built around the same period.
In 1943, a Bristol Blenheim crashed in the parish. The crew escaped and one of the propellers have been subsequently recovered.
According to the 2021 census, Knapton has a population of 389 people which shows an increase from the 364 people recorded in the 2011 census.