Choseley

Human settlement in England

Choseley

District

King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Norfolk

Region

East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townKING'S LYNNPostcode districtPE31PoliceNorfolkFire Norfolk Ambulance East of England

List of places: UK; England; Norfolk

52°56′07″N 0°35′42″E / 52.93533°N 0.59504°E / 52.93533; 0.59504

Choseley is a tiny hamlet and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated between the villages of Titchwell and Docking and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from each. The town of Fakenham is 20 km (12 mi) to the south-east, the town of King's Lynn is 25 km (16 mi) to the south-west, and the city of Norwich is 60 km (37 mi) to the south-east.^[1]

The villages name means 'Gravelly wood/clearing'.^[2]

The civil parish has an area of 2.75 km² (1.06 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 18 in 10 households. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.^[3]

Notes

^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.