Weston Longville

Weston Longville is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Norwich. Its name is derived from the Manor of Longaville in Normandy, France, which owned the local land in the 12th century. It covers an area of 11.24 km² (4.34 sq mi) and had a population of 303 in 127 households at the 2001 census,^[2] increasing to a population of 339 in 144 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland.

Weston Longville
Inside All Saints’ Church
Weston Longville Location within Norfolk
Area	11.24 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population	339 (2011)[1]
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG112159
Civil parish	Weston Longville
District	Broadland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR9
Dialling code	01603
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Broadland and Fakenham
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.7°N 1.125°E / 52.7; 1.125

History

The village’s name means 'West farm/settlement'. 'Longville' is named after Longueville-sur-Scie, Normandy.^[3]

The Domesday Book of 1096 recorded that this manor was under the ownership of the Bishop of Bayeux, who may have commissioned the Domesday Book.

In Weston Longville, Stigand held one berewick TRE of fifty acres of land and twenty acres of meadow. There have always been six bordars and half a plough although it is i the valuation of Snettisham.^[4]"

The village was home to the 18th-century clergyman and diarists, James Woodforde and his niece Anna Maria Woodforde.^[5] The village pub is named for James.^[6] He has a reputation as a man with a fondness for food which comes from the much edited published versions of his diaries; the originals provide a rich and unique insight into 18th-century rural English life.^{[citation needed]} A complete and unabridged edition of his diary has been published in 17 volumes.^[7]

A World War II airfield located in the parish is now a turkey farm. Weston Hall and Park, also in the parish, have a golf course and a tourist attraction, the Dinosaur Adventure Park.