| Shimpling | |
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Shimpling Location within Norfolk | |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DISS |
| Postcode district | IP21 |
| Dialling code | 01379 |
Shimpling is a village and former civil parish 16 miles (26 km) south of Norwich,1 now in the parish of Burston and Shimpling, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. The parish had a population of 134 in 1931.2
Amenities
Shimpling has a church called St George.3 It is one of 124 round tower churches in Norfolk and now redundant. It is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.4
Location
Historically, Shimpling was bounded on the east by Dickleburgh, on the west by Burston, on the south by Thelton, and on the north by Gissing.5 These divisions largely remain.
History
The name "Shimpling" is Old English6 and means 'Scimpel's people'.7 Shimpling was recorded in the Domesday Book as Simplinga(ham).8 On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Burston.9
References
References
- "Distance from Shimpling [52.403937, 1.163091]". GENUKI. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- "Population statistics Shimpling CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- "St George, Shimpling". Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- "Round Tower Churches of Europe".
- Blomefield, Francis (c. 1736). . Vol. 1. London (published 1805–1810).
- "Parish-summary-Burston-with-Shimpling". Norfolk Heritage. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- "Shimpling Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- "Norfolk S-T". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- "Relationships and changes Shimpling CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
External links
External links
- "Hundred of Diss: Shimpling". British History Online. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- St George's on the European Round Tower Churches website