Colton, Norfolk

Colton is a village and former civil parish, 8 miles (13 km) west of Norwich,[1] now in the parish of Marlingford and Colton, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 175.[2]

Colton
Colton
Location within Norfolk
OS grid referenceTG109098
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR9
Dialling code01603

Features

Colton has a church called St Andrew,[3] and a pub called The Norfolk Lurcher on High House Farm Lane[4] which first opened in 1991 and was called the Ugly Bug Inn until 2007.[5]

History

The name "Colton" means 'Cola's farm/settlement' or 'Koli's farm/settlement'.[6] Colton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Coletuna.[7] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Marlingford.[8] In 2001 the new parish was renamed to "Marlingford and Colton".[9]

References
  1. "Distance from Colton [52.645147, 1.116226]". GENUKI. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. "Population Statistics Colton CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. "St Andrew, Colton". Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. "About Us". The Norfolk Lurcher. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  5. "Ugly Bug Inn". Norfolk Pubs. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. "Colton Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  7. "Norfolk A-C". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  8. "Relationships and Changes Colton CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  9. "The Parish of Marlingford (change of name) order 2001" (PDF). South Norfolk Council. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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