| Barton Turf | |
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 St Michael and All Angels' parish church | |
  Barton Turf Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 10.86 km2 (4.19 sq mi) |
| Population | 467 (2011) |
| • Density | 44/km2 |
| OS grid reference | TG353224 |
| • London | 132 miles (212 km) |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR12 |
| Dialling code | 01263 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
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Barton Turf is a village and civil parish in the English countyofNorfolk. It is 20 km north-east of the city of Norwich, on the northwestern edge of Barton Broad, the second largest of the Norfolk Broads.[1] In primary local government the area is in the districtofNorth Norfolk.[2]
The villages name means 'Barley farm/settlement'. 'Turf' is a late 14th century addition, probably indicating that turf cutting was an important local industry.
The civil parish, which includes the whole of Barton Broad and the smaller village of Irstead at its southern end, has an area of 10.86 km2. In the 2001 census it had a population of 480 in 181 households, the population decreasing to 467 at the 2011 Census.[3]
Barton Turf's St Michael and All Angels Church, Barton Turf, about a mile from the clustered village centre, has a large, ornate medieval painted rood screen such as many medieval parishes who could afford fine artisans once had, but which have rarely survived the English Reformation.
The 18th-century antiquarian Antony Norris lived in Barton Turf, and is buried at the church.[4]
Barton Hall, Barton Turf is a house owned by Sir Sidney Peel's noble wife and is a Grade II (starting category) listed building with a typical, of a former manorial farmhouse, fishpond and array of outhouses around a courtyard to the front.[5]
It was built 1742 with two fronts later remodelled.[5] Its walls are brick, partly plastered to appear ashlar (regular, grand stone courses).[5] Its roofs are of plain tiles and pantiles.[5] A grand list of 18th-century revival classical architecture follows in its listing such as detailing its tympanum, entablature, pediment, quoins, rustication, string coursebycornice and rounded window within intercolumniation.[5]
Barton Turf War Memorial takes the form of a brass plaque in St. Michael's Church which holds the following names for the First World War:
And, the following for the Second World War:
