BESTHORPE PARISH

Introduction

Besthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, about a mile east of Attleborough, on the A11 road. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 561, increasing to 778 at the 2011 Census. The villages name origin is uncertain but is thought to mean 'Bosi's outlying farms/settlement' or perhaps, 'bent-grass outlying farm/settlement'. The village school has long been closed and is now a private dwelling. The church is located in a remote part of the parish, giving rise to the belief that plague, the Black Death, once decimated the original community, resulting in the destruction of many local dwellings. Although no factual evidence exists to support this theory, the plague hit Norfolk very badly.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area	887 hectares
Population	908 ⁽²⁰²¹⁾
Density	102 people/km²
Mean age	35.6
Ward	Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe
District	Breckland
Postcodes	NR16, NR17
ONS ID	E04006091