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Easton, Norfolk

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since the 1950s, when the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association purchased the ground. Today, the showground features a 0.6 square kilometres (0.23 sq mi) open site with a 3,000 square metres (32,000 sq ft) indoor Showground Arena. The showground continues to host events
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The majority of local children attend St. Peter's Church of England Primary School which is part of the Diocese of Norwich Academies Trust. In 2016, the school was awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by
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Easton's war memorial takes the form of two plaques (one brass and one wooden) inside St. Peter's Church. The memorial lists the following names for the
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hoard consisting of 4,000 coins, yet there is little evidence of any Roman settlement in the vicinity of Easton.
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and was left towerless after a collapse in the Eighteenth Century, which was subsequently replaced by a
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The Royal Norfolk Showground is located within the parish and has acted as the venue for the
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The parish is the site of Easton College, a large agricultural college offering courses in
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which also does not survive. St. Peter's was heavily restored in the Nineteenth Century by
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Pvt. Edgar O. Springall (died 1917), 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
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Pvt. Frederick Burridge (1895–1915), 3rd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
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In the Nineteenth Century, archaeologists discovered a fourth century
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Easton F.C. play home games at Easton College and play in the
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is a relic of the Thirteenth Century and is made out of
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of Forehoe. In 1086, the village formed part of the
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Easton is located in Norfolk
Norfolk
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London
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South Norfolk
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Norfolk
Region
East
Country
England
Sovereign state
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Police
Norfolk
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Norfolk
Ambulance
East of England
UK Parliament
South Norfolk
UK

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