Editing Hoveton

{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | country           = England
 | coordinates       = {{coord|52.71327|1.40960|display=inline,title}}
 | os_grid_reference = TG304183
 | official_name     = Hoveton
 | population        = 1,759
 | population_ref    = (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124852&c=Hoveton&d=16&e=62&g=6449598&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1441115014850&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date=1 September 2015}}</ref>
 | area_total_km2    = 10.20
 | static_image_name = Hoveton Hall - geograph.org.uk - 776873.jpg
 | static_image_caption = [[Hoveton Hall]]
 | shire_district    = [[North Norfolk]]
 | shire_county      = [[Norfolk]]
 | region            = East of England
 | civil_parish      = Hoveton
 | constituency_westminster = [[North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|North Norfolk]]
 | postcode_district = NR12
 | postcode_area     = NR
 | post_town         = NORWICH
 | dial_code         = 01603
 | london_distance   = 
}}

[[File:Hoveton Hall Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 506532.jpg|thumb|Hoveton Hall Gardens.]]
'''Hoveton''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɒ|f|t|ən}} is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Norfolk]]. It is located within [[The Broads|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''. {{ISBN|0-319-23769-9}}.</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==
The civil parish has an area of 10.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and in the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|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 [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[North Norfolk]].<ref>Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes]''. Retrieved 2 December 2005.</ref>

==Governance==
An [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] in the same name exists. This ward had a population of 1 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/hoveton-e05005854#sthash.za0ysIEk.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011|access-date=1 September 2015}}</ref>

==Transport==
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 railways|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==
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>{{cite web|title=Hoveton Old Hall (Savills)|url=http://search.savills.com/property-detail/gbnorsnrs110166}}</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.{{fact|date=May 2021}}

==Notable people==
*[[Anthony Aufrère]] (1757–1833), barrister and translator
*[[Henry Blofeld]] (b. 1939), cricket commentator
*[[John Blofeld (judge)|Sir John Blofeld]] (b. 1932), judge
*[[Tom Blofeld]] (b. 1964), writer
*[[Alan Hunter (author)|Alan Hunter]] (1922–2005), writer
*[[Louise Jermy]] (1877–1952), servant, who was encouraged by the local [[Women's Institute|WI]] to publish her autobiography<ref>{{Citation |title=The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |date=2004-09-23 |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/60282 |work=The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |pages=ref:odnb/60282 |editor-last=Matthew |editor-first=H. C. G. |place=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/60282 |access-date=2022-12-26 |editor2-last=Harrison |editor2-first=B.}}</ref>

==Famous connections==
The [[Norfolk]] landscape painter [[John Crome]], an associate of [[John Sell Cotman]] and others of the [[Norwich School (art movement)|Norwich school]], made an etching of Hoveton around 1812.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 February 2024 |title=Hoveton St. Peter {{!}} National Gallery of Canada |url=https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artwork/hoveton-st-peter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204205808/https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artwork/hoveton-st-peter |archive-date=4 February 2024 |website=[[National Gallery of Canada]]}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Hoveton%20St.%20John%20and%20St.%20Peter

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Wroxham and Hoveton}}
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{{Civil Parishes of North Norfolk}}

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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
[[Category:North Norfolk]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Norfolk]]
[[Category:People from Hoveton]]