Attlebridge is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is about north-west of Norwich, where the A1067 road crosses the River Wensum.
The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 122 in 50 households, increasing to a population of 223 in 96 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
The mediaeval parish church of St Andrew is a Grade II* listed building.
History
The village is named after Ætla and the nearby bridge he is credited with constructing.Information from Broadland District Council on Attlebridge. Retrieved 11 June 2007. Between the 1880s and 1950s the settlement had its own Attlebridge railway station offering direct trains to Norwich and Kings Lynn. It was eventually closed as a cost-cutting measure by British Rail.
During World War II a nearby airfield, designated RAF Attlebridge, was used as an airfield for launching Allied aircraft missions against Axis targets in Europe.Information about RAF Attlebridge airfield from ControlTowers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
References
External links
Information from Broadland District Council on Attlebridge.