Scole

Scole
St Andrew's Church, Scole
Scole
Scole shown within Norfolk
Area	14.31 km² (5.53 sq mi)
Population	1,367
• Density	96/km² (250/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM149789
Civil parish	Scole
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DISS
Postcode district	IP21

Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England

EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°21′58″N 1°09′22″E / 52.36616°N 1.15616°E / 52.36616; 1.15616Coordinates: 52°21′58″N 1°09′22″E / 52.36616°N 1.15616°E / 52.36616; 1.15616

Scole is a village on the Norfolk–Suffolk border in England. It is 19 miles south of Norwich and lay on the old Roman road to Venta Icenorum, which was the main road until it was bypassed with a dual carriageway. It covers an area of 14.31 km² (5.53 sq mi) and had a population of 1,339 in 563 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 1,367 at the 2011 Census.

It lies on the North bank of the River Waveney.

Scole is the birthplace of William Gooderham (1792), founder of the Gooderham and Worts distillery in Toronto, Canada, later to be the largest in the British Empire.

The Crossways (the villages local pub) is known for its karaoke nights and legendary connection.

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches east to Needham and at the 2011 Census had a total population of 2,357.

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