Marlingford and Colton

{{Short description|Civil parish in Norfolk, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.641709|1.132793|display=inline,title}}

| os_grid_reference = TG120094

| official_name = Marlingford and Colton

| population = 375

| population_ref = (2011)

| area_total_km2 = 6.62

| static_image = St Mary's church Marlingford Norfolk (3709966398).jpg

| static_image_caption = Marlingford church

| shire_district = South Norfolk

| shire_county = Norfolk

| region = East of England

| civil_parish = Marlingford and Colton

| constituency_westminster =

| postcode_district = NR9

| postcode_area = NR

| post_town = NORWICH

| dial_code = 01603

| london_distance =

}}

Marlingford and Colton, formerly Marlingford is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, made from the villages of Colton and Marlingford.

It covers an area of {{convert|6.62|km2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 384 in 148 households at the 2001 census,{{cite web|url=http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/Marlingford_parish.asp|title=Marlingford and Colton parish information|publisher=South Norfolk Council|date=28 February 2007|accessdate=20 June 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007232423/http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/marlingford_parish.asp|archivedate=7 October 2008}} the population reducing to 375 at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126346&c=NR9+5AB&d=16&e=62&g=6450418&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1441632909928&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=7 September 2015}}

For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk.

File:St Andrew's Church, Colton, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 807650.jpg

History

The parish of Colton was merged with Marlingford on 1 April 1935.{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10068125|title=Relationship and changes Marlingford CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=25 January 2019}} In 2001 the parish was renamed from "Marlingford" to "Marlingford and Colton".{{cite web|url=http://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/12498/south-norfolk-marlingford-to-marlingford-and-colton-nc-01.pdf|title=The Parish of Marlingford (change of name) order 2001|publisher=South Norfolk Council|accessdate=25 January 2019}}

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