Toft Monks is a village and parish in Norfolk, England. It is located on the border of Norfolk and Suffolk about eleven miles southwest of Great Yarmouth and four miles north of Beccles.

Toft Monks
St Margaret's church, Toft Monks
Toft Monks is located in Norfolk
Toft Monks
Toft Monks
Location within Norfolk
Area6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Population348 (2011)
• Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM425945
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBECCLES
Postcode districtNR34
PoliceNorfolk
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AmbulanceEast of England
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52°29′40″N 1°34′15″E / 52.49445°N 1.57093°E / 52.49445; 1.57093

In 2001, the parish is recorded as accommodating 324 people in 131 households over 687 hectares[1], increasing to 348 at the 2011 Census.[1]

The local church in the village is dedicated to St. Margaret and was originally constructed in the 13th century.

Toft Monks House is a Grade II listed Regency house built for local merchant William Grimmer in 1819.

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References

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  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  1. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes."
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