Hoveton
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Hoveton Template:IPAc-en is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located within the Norfolk Broads, and immediately across the River Bure from the village of Wroxham. Hoveton is north of the river, with Wroxham to the south, but the whole settlement is commonly referred to as "Wroxham".<ref>Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. Template:ISBN.</ref>
The villages name origin is uncertain, deriving from either "Hofa's farm/settlement" or perhaps, "ale-hoof farm/settlement". Ale-hoof is probably ground-ivy (glechoma hederacea)
Administration
[edit]The civil parish has an area of 10.2 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 1,804 in 873 households, the population decreasing to 1759 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.<ref>Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.</ref>
Governance
[edit]An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward had a population of 1 at the 2011 Census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Transport
[edit]Hoveton is served by Hoveton & Wroxham railway station, which is on the Bittern Line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham, and which is adjacent to the terminus of the narrow gauge Bure Valley Railway to Aylsham. The station was originally intended to be on the Wroxham side of the river, but a change of plan resulted in it being sited in Hoveton; however, it was misleadingly named "Wroxham" until being renamed "Hoveton & Wroxham" in 1966. Locals and regular visitors still refer to the station as "Wroxham", which can lead to confusion when purchasing a ticket in other parts of the country.
Local facilities
[edit]Hoveton has three churches, St Peter, St John and St Helen's Catholic Church. The town has tourist shops, pubs, cafés and a gift shop.
It is a popular place for tourists due to the largest village store and is also one of the busiest places to boat in Norfolk.
Roys of Wroxham, dubbed "the world's largest village store", was founded in Coltishall by Alfred Roy in 1895, with a third store opening in Hoveton in 1899. Roys includes a department store, a supermarket, a garden centre, a toy shop and a DIY store in Hoveton with a petrol station in Wroxham and many other department stores and supermarkets across Norfolk and Suffolk.
Broadland High Ormiston Academy is located in Hoveton.
Hoveton Old Hall dates from 1567 and features a Queen Anne-style 17th century wing.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Hoveton Hall is a 19th-century building attributed to Humphry Repton. Although the house is not open to the public, its gardens are a popular tourist attraction. Hoveton Great Broad and Hoveton Little Broad carry the village's name.Template:Fact
Notable people
[edit]- Anthony Aufrère (1757–1833), barrister and translator
- Henry Blofeld (b. 1939), cricket commentator
- Sir John Blofeld (b. 1932), judge
- Tom Blofeld (b. 1964), writer
- Alan Hunter (1922–2005), writer
- Louise Jermy (1877–1952), servant, who was encouraged by the local WI to publish her autobiography<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Famous connections
[edit]The Norfolk landscape painter John Crome, an associate of John Sell Cotman and others of the Norwich school, made an etching of Hoveton around 1812.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notes
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External links
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