Hoveton (pronounced /ˈhɒftən/) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located within the Norfolk Broads, and immediately across the River Bure from the town of Wroxham. Whilst Hoveton is north of the river, Wroxham is south; but many people refer to the whole settlement as "Wroxham".^[1] A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... It has been suggested that Norfolk_Broads be merged into this article or section. ... The River Bure (pronounced burr) is a river in the county of Norfolk, England, most of it in The Broads National Park. ... Map sources for Wroxham at grid reference TG3017 The Coltishall side of Wroxham Bridge Wroxham is a small town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. ...

The civil parish has an area of 10.2 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 1804 in 873 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.^[2] To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ... Census 2001 is the name by which the national census conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 is known. ... Non-metropolitan districts (usually just called Districts) are local government sub-divisions of English Counties. ... North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. ...

Hoveton is served by Hoveton and Wroxham railway station, which is on the Bittern Line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham, and which is the terminus of the narrow gauge Bure Valley Railway to Aylsham. The station was originally intended to be on the Wroxham side of the river, but there was a change of mind and the station is sited in Hoveton, which lea to the station being named as just "Wroxham" for many years. Locals and regular visitors still refer to it as such, and this can lead to some confusion when purchasing tickets in other parts of the country, and can lead to being sold a ticket to Wrexham. Platform 1, showing the station building Hoveton and Wroxham railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wroxham in the English county of Norfolk. ... The Bittern Line is a railway line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham in Norfolk. ... Norwich (pronounced variously Norritch, Norridge) is a city in East Anglia, in Eastern England, and the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. ... Map sources for Cromer at grid reference TG2142 Beaches and cliffs east of Cromer in the summer The town of Cromer from the shore. ... Map sources for Sheringham at grid reference TG1543 Sheringham is a seaside town (population 7143[1]) in Norfolk, England, west of Cromer. ... Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ... The *Bure Valley Railway is a Heritage railway in Norfolk, within The Broads National Park. ... Aylsham is a historic market town on the River Bure in North Norfolk, England. ...

Hoveton has two churches, St. Peter and St. John. Roy's of Wroxham, dubbed the world's largest village store, was founded in Hoveton by Alfred Roy in 1895. Roys includes a department store, a supermarket, a boutique, a garden centre, a toy shop, a garden centre, a DIY store, a discount shop and associated elements. It has a High School - Broadland High School - which has recently gained specialist school status for Mathematics and Computing. 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Hoveton Hall is a 19th century building attributed to Humphry Repton. Although the house is not open to the public, its gardens are a popular tourist attraction. One of the smaller broads, Bridge Broad, is in Hoveton, and Hoveton Great Broad and Hoveton Little Broad carry the village's name. Notable gardeners Luis Barragán Geoffrey Bawa Lancelot Capability Brown Charles de lÉcluse Esther Dean Charlie Dimmock A. J. Downing Ian Hamilton Finlay Bob Flowerdew Pippa Greenwood C. Z. Guest Robert Hart Michael Heseltine Hotsukimaru Derek Jarman Thomas Jefferson Gertrude Jekyll William Kent André Le Nôtre Peter Joseph... Hoveton Great Broad lies within The Broads National Park in Norfolk, England, between Wroxham Broad and Salhouse Broad. ... Hoveton Little Broad, also known as Blackhorse Broad, is on the River Bure near Horning, Norfolk, within The Broads National Park. ...

The Norfolk landscape painter John Crome, an associate of John Sell Cotman and others of the Norwich school, made an etching of Hoveton in 1812. Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... John Crome (also known as Old Crome) (December 22, 1768 - 22 April 1821) was an artist in the Romantic era. ... Greta Bridge, c. ... Norwich School may refer to: Norwich school of painters Norwich School, Norwich, the first school in Norwich, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

References

1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0319237699.
2. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Map sources for Hoveton.