Trowse, also called Trowse with Newton, is a village in South Norfolk which lies about 1+⁄2 miles (2.4 km) south-east of Norwich city centre on the banks of the River Yare. It covers an area of 4.49 km (1.73 sq mi) and had a population of 479 in 233 households as of the 2001 census.
Trowse is one of a small family of model villages in Great Britain. As Bournville is to Birmingham, Port Sunlight to Liverpool, so Trowse is to Norwich.
Trowse was cr...
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Trowse, also called Trowse with Newton, is a village in South Norfolk which lies about 1+⁄2 miles (2.4 km) south-east of Norwich city centre on the banks of the River Yare. It covers an area of 4.49 km (1.73 sq mi) and had a population of 479 in 233 households as of the 2001 census.
Trowse is one of a small family of model villages in Great Britain. As Bournville is to Birmingham, Port Sunlight to Liverpool, so Trowse is to Norwich.
Trowse was created (or more accurately expanded) by the Colman family during the 1800s for workers at Colman's mustard factory. The family still owns much of the surrounding land. It is also home to another great, old-established Norfolk family business - May Gurney - a major civil engineering and construction company.
The parish is in the deanery of Brooke and the archdeaconry of Norfolk.
The parish church is a small flint building, in the Perpendicular style, comprising a chancel, nave, and square tower with a bell and a clock; the chancel was restored...
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