Lingwood

This article is about the village. For the drummer John Lingwood, see Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Lingwood is a village and former civil parish, 8 miles (13 km) east of Norwich,^[1] now in the parish of Lingwood and Burlingham, in the Broadland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 2011 the built-up area had a population of 2,719^[2] and the built-up area sub division had a population of 2,493.^[3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 568.^[4]

Lingwood
Lingwood Location within Norfolk
Area	1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population	2,719 (2011 census)
• Density	2,518/km2 (6,520/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG3608
Civil parish	Lingwood and Burlingham
District	Broadland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR13
Dialling code	01603
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.62°N 1.49°E / 52.62; 1.49

Features

Lingwood has a church called St Peter,^[5] a pub called the Kings Head on Station Road,^[6] a railway station on Station Road^[7] and a village hall.^[8]

History

The name "Lingwood" means 'Bank wood' or 'heather wood'^[9] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Burlingham.^[10][11]