Tivetshall St Margaret

Tivetshall St Margaret
St Margaret's church
Tivetshall St Margaret
Tivetshall St Margaret shown within Norfolk
Area	6.90 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population	295 (2011)
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM163869
Civil parish	Tivetshall St Margaret
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°26′13″N 1°10′54″E / 52.436967°N 1.181717°E / 52.436967; 1.181717Coordinates: 52°26′13″N 1°10′54″E / 52.436967°N 1.181717°E / 52.436967; 1.181717

Tivetshall St Margaret is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It covers an area of 1,700 acres (690 ha) and had a population of 266 in 104 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 295 at the 2011 Census.

The church of St. Margaret has a tympanum painted with the Royal Arms of Elizabeth I, some of the earliest in England, dating from 1587. The huge arms, which stretch across the church, from wall to wall and from the top of the roodscreen to the roof, are flanked by the lion and the dragon. Beneath is painted "God Save Our Quene Elizabeth". The design includes the symbols of the other four Tudor monarchs, as well as the badge of Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth's own mother.

Beneath the arms, which have been recently restored, are Ten Commandments.

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