Great Moulton

Great Moulton
Great Moulton Chapel
Great Moulton
Great Moulton shown within Norfolk
Area	5.66 km² (2.19 sq mi)
Population	751 (2011)
• Density	133/km² (340/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM166901
Civil parish	Great Moulton
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR15

Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°27′59″N 1°11′19″E / 52.46645°N 1.18862°E / 52.46645; 1.18862Coordinates: 52°27′59″N 1°11′19″E / 52.46645°N 1.18862°E / 52.46645; 1.18862

Great Moulton (also known as Moulton St Michael) is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Until the 16th Century it also included the Little Moulton parish.

It covers an area of 5.66 km² (2.19 sq mi) and had a population of 699 in 289 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 751 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk. The parish is close to the nearby village of Aslacton.

In the 1870s, Great Moulton was described as:

... Adjacent to the Great Eastern railway, midway between Tivetshall and Forncett r. stations, and seven miles NW of Harleston; and has a post office, of the name of Moulton, under Long Stratton. The parish contains also the hamlet of Little Moulton, and comprises 1,347 acres. The church has a round tower, surmounted by an octagonal lantern

Great Moulton was mentioned in the doomsday book five times, and was considered to have a very large population consisting of more than 70 households (in 2011 there were over 300) as well as a church. The lord in 1086 was Count Alan of Brittany.

A chapel originally found in Great Moulton was donated to the Museum of East Anglican Life and is a 'tin tabernacle' which is common in the area. It was built in the 1890s and cost the equivalent of £20,000 in today's money. The community built a new chapel in 1990s which is why the previous was donated.

The village is served by the 1 bus route between Diss and Norwich, which has four stops within the parish. The nearest train station is Spooner Row which is 7.42 miles away, and also has Norwich and Brundall train stations within 20 miles of the chapel.

Car ownership is relatively high, as only 19 households in 2011 did not own 1 or more car or van, and there are 585 cars or vans in the area.

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