Snetterton

Snetterton is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. The village is about 9 miles (14 km) east-northeast of Thetford and 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Norwich. The civil parish has an area of 8.94 km² (3.45 sq mi). The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 201 people living in 74 households.^[1]

Snetterton
All Saints' parish church
Snetterton Location within Norfolk
Area	28.03 km2 (10.82 sq mi)
Population	201 (2011 Census)
• Density	7/km2 (18/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TL994910
Civil parish	Snetterton
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR16
Dialling code	01953
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Norfolk
Website	Snetterton Parish Council
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.4808°N 0.9357°E / 52.4808; 0.9357

The parish is in Breckland District.^[2]

History

The earliest known surviving record of the place-name is in the Domesday Book of 1086, which records it as Snentretuna. It is derived from Old English, meaning "Snytra's enclosure".^[3]

The earliest part of the Church of England parish church of All Saints is the 13th-century chancel, which has a double piscina. The west tower is 14th-century, as is the bowl of the baptismal font. In the 15th century the nave was rebuilt and the north aisle and south porch were built.^[4]

The north porch was added in the 19th century. The church was restored in 1852, when the nave and chancel roofs were rebuilt and a Gothic Revival chancel screen was installed. All Saints' is a Grade I listed building.^[4]

Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, formerly RAF Snetterton Heath, is partly in the parish and partly in the adjoining civil parish of Quidenham.^[5]