Hoveton /ˈhɒftən/ is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located within the Norfolk Broads, and immediately across the River Bure from the village of Wroxham. Whilst Hoveton is north of the river, Wroxham is south; but many people refer to the whole settlement as "Wroxham".[2]
| Hoveton | |
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  Hoveton Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 10.20 km2 (3.94 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,759 (2011)[1] |
| • Density | 172/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG304183 |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR12 |
| Dialling code | 01603 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
The villages name origin is uncertain 'Hofa's farm/settlement' or perhaps, 'ale-hoof farm/settlement'. Ale-hoof is probably ground-ivy (glechoma hederacea)
Administration
editThe civil parish has an area of 10.2 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 1,804 in 873 households, the population decreasing to 1759 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[3]
Governance
editAn electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward had a population of 1 at the 2011 Census.[4]
Transport
editHoveton is served by Hoveton and Wroxham railway station, which is on the Bittern Line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham, and which is adjacent to the terminus of the narrow-gauge Bure Valley Railway to Aylsham. The station was originally intended to be on the Wroxham side of the river, but a change of plan resulted in it being sited in Hoveton; however, it was misleadingly named "Wroxham Station" for many years. It was renamed "Hoveton and Wroxham" in the mid-1960s. Locals and regular visitors still refer to it by its old name, which can lead to confusion when purchasing a ticket in other parts of the country, and can result in being sold a ticket to Wrexham, North Wales.
Local facilities
editHoveton has three churches, St Peter, St John and St Helen's Catholic Church. The town has tourist shops, pubs, cafés and a gift shop.
It is a popular place for tourists due to the largest village store and is also one of the busiest places to boat in Norfolk.
Roys of Wroxham, dubbed the world's largest village store, was founded in Coltishall by Alfred Roy in 1895, with a third store opening in Hoveton in 1899. Roys includes a department store, a supermarket, a garden centre, a toy shop & a DIY store in Hoveton with a petrol station in Wroxham and many other department stores & supermarkets across Norfolk & Suffolk.
Hoveton has a high school, Broadland High Ormiston Academy.
Hoveton Old Hall dates from 1567, and features a Queen Anne style 17th century wing.[5]
Hoveton Hall is a 19th-century building attributed to Humphry Repton. Although the house is not open to the public, its gardens are a popular tourist attraction. Hoveton Great Broad and Hoveton Little Broad carry the village's name.[citation needed]
Notable people
edit- Anthony Aufrère (1757–1833), barrister and translator
- Henry Blofeld (b. 1939), cricket commentator
- Sir John Blofeld (b. 1932), judge
- Tom Blofeld (b. 1964), writer
- Alan Hunter (1922–2005), writer
- Louise Jermy (1877–1952), servant, was encourage by the local WI to publish her autobiography[6]
Famous connections
editThe Norfolk landscape painter John Crome, an associate of John Sell Cotman and others of the Norwich school, made an etching of Hoveton around 1812.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Hoveton Old Hall (Savills)".
- ^ Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004), "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. ref:odnb/60282, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/60282, retrieved 26 December 2022
- ^ "Hoveton St. Peter | National Gallery of Canada". National Gallery of Canada. 4 February 2024. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Hoveton%20St.%20John%20and%20St.%20Peter
External links
edit- Map sources for Hoveton.