Erpingham


Erpingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of had a population of 541 in 210 households as of the 2001 Census, and including Ingworth increased to 700 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.
Erpingham is to the north of Aylsham, and gives its name to the adjoining Hundred, which was held by the family of Sir Thomas Erpingham for many generations.
The construction of the church of St. Mary in Erpingham was begun by Sir Thomas Erpingham and finished by Lord Bardolph.
Wilf Page, a staunch member of the National Union of Agricultural Workers and a Communist, was elected councillor for Erpingham on Erpingham Rural District Council, from 1945 until 1974 when he retired.
Suffolk serial killer Steve Wright, who murdered five Ipswich prostitutes in late 2006, was born at Erpingham in 1958.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. The population of this ward was 2,344 at the 2011 Census.

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