Hethel

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All Saints Church, Hethel
All Saints Church, Hethel

Hethel is a small village in Norfolk, England. It is located near the historic market town of Wymondham, and is approximately 10 miles (16 kilometres) south of the city of Norwich.

In to the 2001 United Kingdom national census, the Bracon Ash and Hethel Parish[1] covered an area of 984 hectares and had a population of 446 people within 171 households.

The village gave its name to the former RAF Hethel airbase, which has been the location of the Head Office and factory of Lotus Cars[2] since the 1960s. The Lotus Cars test track uses sections of the old RAF Hethel runway.

Hethel is also noted for containing the oldest known living hawthorn tree[3] in East Anglia and possibly in the United Kingdom (reputed to be more than 700 years old). Planted in the 13th Century, "Hethel Old Thorn" (a specimen of Common Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna)[1][2] is located in the village churchyard, which is classified as the smallest reserve under the care of the British Wildlife Trusts partnership.[3]

All Saints Church itself[4] displays an unusual juxtaposition of styles, from its square Saxon tower to the red brick east end which includes the 18th century Branthwaite family chapel on the north side of the chancel.

  1. ^ Bracon Ash & Hethel parish information. South Norfolk Council (2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
  2. ^ Contact us. Group Lotus (2004). Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
  3. ^ Meet The Wildlife Trusts’ Remarkable Trees and Woodlands. The Wildlife Trusts (2002). Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
  4. ^ All Saints, Hethel. The Norfolk Churches site (2006). Retrieved on 2007-01-19.

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Coordinates: 52°33′N 1°12′W

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