Garvestone | |
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St Margaret, Garveston |
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Garvestone shown within Norfolk | |
Area | 14.52 km2 (5.61 sq mi) |
Population | 660 (2011) |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG025072 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR9 |
Dialling code | 01362 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
EU Parliament | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Garvestone (or Garveston) is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England. It is between the towns of Dereham and Wymondham. In the 2001 census the parish, which also includes the villages of Thuxton and Reymerston, had a population of 606, increasing at the 2011 Census to a population of 660 in 268 households.
Garvestone lies on the upper reaches of the River Yare, at this point a small and fairly fast-flowing stream.