Swainsthorpe
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| Swainsthorpe shown within Norfolk | |
| Area | 3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
| Population | 360 (2011) |
| • Density | 107/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG219009 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR14 |
| Dialling code | 01508 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Swainsthorpe is a village in the English County of Norfolk in England. It lies on the A140 road, approximately 5 miles south of Norwich, and just north of Newton Flotman. It covers an area of 3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi) and had a population of 374 in 159 households at the 2001 census, the population reducing to 360 at the 2011 Census. The village had two Churches, St.Peter's and St. Mary's, the latter is now in ruins.
St Peter's Church sits at the top of Church Road, the entrance to the village, and is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. It is part of the Tas Valley Team Ministry, alongside churches in Newton Flotman, Tasburgh, Tharston, Saxlingham and Shotesham. In 2012, an £80,000 project to re-order the nave and north aisle of the church, providing more space for community events, began.
Children of primary school age living in the village usually attend school in nearby Newton Flotman, while the nearest secondary school is Long Stratton High School.
The village has a public house, which was formerly known as "The Dun Cow", before reopening under a new management and a new name, "Sugarbeet", in July 2014.
Bus services operated by First Norfolk & Suffolk and Simonds of Botesdale, provide regular transport links to Norwich and Long Stratton.
Swainsthorpe railway station on the Great Eastern Railway, which was the first station south of the Norwich terminus at Norwich Victoria railway station, was closed in 1952.
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