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Kempstone

Coordinates: 52°42′32″N 0°47′08″E / 52.7089°N 0.7856°E / 52.7089; 0.7856
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Kempstone
Track to Kempstone Cottages
Kempstone is located in Norfolk
Kempstone
Kempstone
Location within Norfolk
Area3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi)
Population18 UK census 2001
• Density5/km2 (13/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF8827815999
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKings Lynn
Postcode districtPE32
Dialling code01328
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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Norfolk
52°42′32″N 0°47′08″E / 52.7089°N 0.7856°E / 52.7089; 0.7856

Kempstone is a village situated in Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 331 hectares (1.3 square miles) with an estimated population of 18 as of UK census 2001[1] At the 2011 Census the population remained less 100 and is included in the civil parish of Great Dunham. The village lies 1.2 miles (1.9 km) south of Litcham and 9.3 miles (15.0 km) by road east from Dereham.

The villages name means 'Cymi's farm/settlement'.

The ruins of St Paul's church

It is served by All Saints church, Litcham (with Kempston)[2] in the Benefice of Litcham.[3] It was once served by the now derelict St.Pauls[4]

References

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  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ Norfolk churches
  3. ^ Benefice of Litcham
  4. ^ Norfolk Churches

https://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Kempstone

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