Pudding Norton
| Pudding Norton | |
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Remains of St. Margaret's Church, Pudding Norton | |
Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) |
| Population | 252 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF918284 |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FAKENHAM |
| Postcode district | NR21 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East 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.