Hempstead, near Holt, Norfolk

Hempstead
Hempstead Village sign
Hempstead
Hempstead shown within Norfolk
Area	7.19 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population	177 (2011 census)
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG105370
Civil parish	Hempstead
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HOLT
Postcode district	NR25
Dialling code	01263
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°53′28″N 1°07′37″E / 52.8912°N 1.127°E / 52.8912; 1.127Coordinates: 52°53′28″N 1°07′37″E / 52.8912°N 1.127°E / 52.8912; 1.127

Hempstead is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Norfolk. The village is 2.7 miles south-southeast of the town of Holt, and 11.2 miles west of Cromer. Hempstead is within the area covered by North Norfolk District Council. In the last Census, carried out in 2001, the population of Hempstead was counted as 179, the population slightly reducing to 177 at the 2011 Census.

The parish church is called All Saints’ and is unusual in the fact that the apse has a thatched roof, the main part of the roof being of pantile. At the western end of the church is a red-brick built, short tower which was rebuilt in 1744.

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