Pudding Norton

Pudding Norton
Remains of St. Margaret's Church, Pudding Norton
Pudding Norton
Location within Norfolk
Area5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Population252 
 Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF918284
Civil parish
  • Pudding Norton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFAKENHAM
Postcode districtNR21
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

Pudding Norton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 2.30 sq mi (6.0 km2) and (including Testerton) had a population of 267 in 126 households at the 2001 census, falling to 252 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.

The village's name means "north farm/settlement". The origins of the affix "Pudding" are obscure.

Pudding Norton civil parish contains the villages of Pudding Norton and Testerton, both of which became largely deserted by the post-medieval period. Pudding Norton village sits at the centre of the parish, and earthworks to the south and east show the previous medieval extent of the village.