Moulton St Mary
Village in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moulton St Mary is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Beighton, in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England. It is about 2 miles south of Acle. The village has a garden centre and a car garage. In 1931 the parish had a population of 228.[1]
| Moulton St Mary | |
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| Village | |
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  Moulton St Mary Location within Norfolk | |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR13 |
| Dialling code | 01493 |
| UK Parliament | |
Its Church of St Mary is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. It has a canonical sundial on the south wall. The church is redundant and under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2]
The villages name origin is uncertain, deriving either from "Mula's farm/settlement" or "mule farm/settlement".[3] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Beighton and Reedham.[4]
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