Bracon Ash

Bracon Ash is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England.

Bracon Ash

St Nicholas, Bracon Ash
Bracon Ash
Location within Norfolk
Area9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population460 (2011)
• Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG182001
Civil parish
  • Bracon Ash
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR14
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

The villages name has evolved from 'Bracken'[1] as recorded by Christopher Saxton in 1574, with the later addition of 'ash-tree'.

According to the 2001 United Kingdom national census, the Bracon Ash and Hethel Parish covered an area of 9.84 km2 and had a population of 446 people, spread between 171 households.. The population at the 2011 census had increased to 460.[2]

St Nicholas Church, with no tower, is Grade 1 listed,[3] like most other churches in South Norfolk, in the Domesday Book of 1086, with a church and a rectory.[4]

Centered around the Grade II listed war memorial[5] most of the amenities have been converted into housing including a Bakery, Post-Office, School.

The B1113 road runs through the village, which is about 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) south of the city of Norwich.

England's smallest official nature reserve Hethel Thorn is accessed from the west of the village.[6]

The children's play-park attracts visitors from the neighboring villages due to its excellent facilities and quiet location.[7]

Bracon Ash Common is a small area of woodland and ponds running adjacent to Mergate Lane.

A public sculpture of 'Bracon Ash Village Sign' is located opposite the village hall. Designed by Jonathan Stevens as a project whilst studying at Wymondham College in 1994.[8]

References
  1. elizabethjayne2015 (16 September 2016). "A unique collection of Historic Norfolk Maps: the Raymond Frostick Map Collection". Norfolk Record Office. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. "CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS, Bracon Ash - 1050695 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. "Mulbarton Group | St Nicholas, Bracon Ash". mulbchurch.org.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. "Church of England parish map". hub.arcgis.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  6. "Hethel Old Thorn". www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  7. "Bracon Ash Park, Bracon Ash, Norfolk". freeparks.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  8. "Bracon Ash Village Sign from the Recording Archive for Public Sculpture in Norfolk & Suffolk". www.racns.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

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