Witton, North Norfolk

Human settlement in England

Witton
A view of Witton Church
Witton is located in Norfolk Witton Witton Location within Norfolk
Area	9.77 km² (3.77 sq mi)
Population	318 (2011)^[1]
• Density	33/km² (85/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG340313
Civil parish	Witton
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORTH WALSHAM
Postcode district	NR28

Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°49′42′′N 1°28′19′′E / 52.82838°N 1.47207°E / 52.82838; 1.47207

Witton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located 8 km (5.0 mi) east of the town of North Walsham and 30 km (19 mi) north of the city of Norwich. It should not be confused with the quite different Norfolk village of similar name in the parish of Postwick with Witton, some 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Norwich.^[2]

The villages name means 'wood farm/settlement'.^[3]

The civil parish (officially known as Witton) also includes the village of Ridlington and has an area of 9.77 km² (3.77 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 298 in 134 households, increasing to a population of 318 in 141 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.^[4]

The parish church of St. Margaret has a round tower,^[5] making it one of the many round-towered churches in Norfolk and Suffolk.