Barton Turf
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Barton Turf is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some 20 km north-east of the city of Norwich, on the northwestern edge of Barton Broad, the second largest broad of the Norfolk Broads within The Broads National Park.Template:Ref
The civil parish, which includes the whole of Barton Broad and the smaller village of Irstead at its southern end, has an area of 10.86 km². In the 2001 census it had a population of 480 in 181 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.Template:Ref
Barton Turf has given its name to a traditional Corn dolly design.
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References
- Template:Note Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0319237699.
- Template:Note Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
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External links
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Barton Turf.