| Country: | England |
| Region: | East of England |
| Coordinates: | 52.7811°N 1.3555°W |
| Official Name: | Swanton Abbott |
| Shire District: | North Norfolk |
| Shire County: | Norfolk |
| Population: | 565 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.76 |
| Constituency Westminster: | North Norfolk |
| Post Town: | NORWICH |
| Postcode District: | NR10 |
| Postcode Area: | NR |
| Dial Code: | 01692 |
| Os Grid Reference: | TG264257 |
Swanton Abbott is a village and civil parish in the district of North Norfolk.[1] It has an area of 4.76km2 and a population of 565 at the 2011 Census (including Westwick).[2] The village lies 4miles south of North Walsham, 15miles south of the seaside town of Cromer and 13.5miles north by road from the centre of the city of Norwich, Norfolk's administrative centre.
The villages name means 'Herdsmen's farm/settlement'. The village was granted to the Abbot of St. Benet Holme by King Cnut.
It is served by St Michael's church[3] in the ecclesiastical parish of Worstead. A Wesleyan Reform Union Chapel opened in 1856.[4]
Swanton Abbott Community Primary School is a co-educational school for children from 4–11 years.
There were two public houses in the village, the Jolly Farmers and the Weavers Arms. The Weavers Arms closed around 2003 and the Jolly Farmers closed in 2010 but re-opened in 2011 under new management.
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