Starston
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Starston is a small village in Norfolk
. It covers an area of 9.02 km² (3.5 sq mi) and had a population of 321 in 123 households as of the 2001 census
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The Starston sign features a wind pump that was used to transport water from the Beck river up to Starston Place, which was demolished during the early 1900's. The wind pump can still be seen from the roadside.
Between 1856 and 1866 it had its own railway station on the Waveney Valley Line
before it was shut to passenger trains through lack of usage. Freight and passenger through trains continued until the Beeching axe fell in the 1960s.
The village had a pub called "The Gate" until the 1950s. This was turned into a shop, which closed in the early 1980s. The pub sign still exists and is owned by local residents. The village school closed in 1968. Most village children now attend schools in the town of Harleston, about 1 miles (1.6 km) away.
David Knopfler
of Dire Straits was once a resident of Starston.
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
. It covers an area of 9.02 km² (3.5 sq mi) and had a population of 321 in 123 households as of the 2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
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The Starston sign features a wind pump that was used to transport water from the Beck river up to Starston Place, which was demolished during the early 1900's. The wind pump can still be seen from the roadside.
Between 1856 and 1866 it had its own railway station on the Waveney Valley Line
Waveney Valley Line
The Waveney Valley Line was a branch line running from in Norfolk to Beccles in Suffolk connecting the Great Eastern Main Line at Tivetshall with the East Suffolk Line at . It provided services to Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Ipswich and many other smaller towns in Suffolk with additional...
before it was shut to passenger trains through lack of usage. Freight and passenger through trains continued until the Beeching axe fell in the 1960s.
The village had a pub called "The Gate" until the 1950s. This was turned into a shop, which closed in the early 1980s. The pub sign still exists and is owned by local residents. The village school closed in 1968. Most village children now attend schools in the town of Harleston, about 1 miles (1.6 km) away.
David Knopfler
David Knopfler
David Knopfler is a British singer-songwriter, rhythm guitarist, pianist and cofounder of the critically acclaimed rock band Dire Straits....
of Dire Straits was once a resident of Starston.