Eaton, Norfolk
Encyclopedia
Eaton is a suburb of the city of Norwich
, the county town of Norfolk
in the East of England
.
Eaton lies to the southwest of the city centre on the A11 road, the main route to London
/Cambridge
. It comprises:
The traditional-style painted wooden village sign, at the main road junction, shows an elephant and a barrel (representing E + tun). Tun=barrel.
Shops and services at Eaton Village in 2010 comprised a post office
, a Waitrose
supermarket (containing a Boots pharmacy, Laura Ashley
, and an estate agent
), a veterinary surgery
, Barclays bank, two financial advisors, another estate agents, an undertaker, two hairdressers, a dry cleaner, two pubs ('The Red Lion' and 'The Cellar House'), a Chinese/Thai takeaway and a coffee shop in the former HSBC bank. A smaller parade of shops off Norvic Drive comprises a hairdresser, a bike shop, a fitted kitchen supplier and a general store.
St Andrew's Church in Eaton Village is the only thatched church within the City of Norwich, nearby is the more modern meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Much of the area is relatively affluent, containing a large proportion of detached houses and many professional and retired residents. It is popular with employees at the nearby University of East Anglia
. Along with neighbouring Cringleford
it is often stereotyped as rich or snobbish by Norwich comedy duo The Nimmo Twins
.
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, the county town of Norfolk
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...
in the East of England
East of England
The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Essex has the highest population in the region.Its...
.
Eaton lies to the southwest of the city centre on the A11 road, the main route to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
/Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
. It comprises:
- Eaton Village (around and immediately east of the junction of Bluebell Road, Church Lane and Newmarket Road)
- Eaton Rise - between the A140A140 roadThe A140 is an 'A-class' road in Norfolk and Suffolk, East Anglia, England partly following the route of the Roman Pye Road. It runs from the A14 near Needham Market to the A149 south of Cromer. It is of primary status for the entirety of its route. It is approximately 56 miles in length...
Ipswich Road and Eaton golf club - the area west of Eaton Park.
The traditional-style painted wooden village sign, at the main road junction, shows an elephant and a barrel (representing E + tun). Tun=barrel.
Shops and services at Eaton Village in 2010 comprised a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, a Waitrose
Waitrose
Waitrose Limited is an upmarket chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom and is the food division of the British retailer and worker co-operative the John Lewis Partnership. Its head office is in Bracknell, Berkshire, England...
supermarket (containing a Boots pharmacy, Laura Ashley
Laura Ashley
Laura Ashley was a Welsh fashion designer and businesswoman. She became a household name on the strength of her work as a designer and manufacturer of a range of colourful fabrics for clothes and home furnishings....
, and an estate agent
Estate agent
An estate agent is a person or business that arranges the selling, renting or management of properties, and other buildings, in the United Kingdom and Ireland. An agent that specialises in renting is often called a letting or management agent...
), a veterinary surgery
Veterinary surgery
Veterinary surgery is surgery performed on animals by veterinarians. Advanced surgical procedures such as joint replacement , fracture repair, ACL treatment, oncologic surgery, herniated disc treatment, complicated gastrointestinal or urogenital procedures, kidney transplant, skin grafts,...
, Barclays bank, two financial advisors, another estate agents, an undertaker, two hairdressers, a dry cleaner, two pubs ('The Red Lion' and 'The Cellar House'), a Chinese/Thai takeaway and a coffee shop in the former HSBC bank. A smaller parade of shops off Norvic Drive comprises a hairdresser, a bike shop, a fitted kitchen supplier and a general store.
St Andrew's Church in Eaton Village is the only thatched church within the City of Norwich, nearby is the more modern meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Much of the area is relatively affluent, containing a large proportion of detached houses and many professional and retired residents. It is popular with employees at the nearby University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
. Along with neighbouring Cringleford
Cringleford
Cringleford is a village in Norfolk, England on the outskirts of Norwich. The village is in the South Norfolk local government district but the Norwich South Parliamentary constituency....
it is often stereotyped as rich or snobbish by Norwich comedy duo The Nimmo Twins
The Nimmo Twins
The Nimmo Twins are a sketch comedy duo from Norfolk, UK comprising Owen Evans and Karl Minns. Formed in 1996 in Norwich, they first came to national attention after their show Posh Spice Nude was a sell-out success at the 1997 Edinburgh Festival...
.