title: Stanford, Norfolk
text: Stanford is a deserted village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated  north of the town of Thetford and  southwest of the city of Norwich.
  
  The name of the village derives from Old English and means "stony ford".
  
  The village became deserted when it was taken over by the British Army during the Second World War as part of the Stanford Battle Area, an infantry training area that is still in use. The village and most of the parish are within a restricted area and access is not allowed without special permission from the Army.
  
  The parish church of All Saints, like the other surviving churches within the training area, is fitted with blast-proof sheeting to protect the structure, and wire fencing surrounds the church and churchyard to protect from military manoeuvres.
  
  The civil parish has an area of  and in the 2001 census had a population of eight in four households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Croxton.
  
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  External links
  
  All Saints on the European Round Tower Churches website
  Information from Genuki Norfolk on Stanford.
  Information from NorfolkChurches.co.uk on the Stanford Battle Area and its deserted villages and churches.
  
   
  
  Villages in Norfolk
  Former populated places in Norfolk
  Ghost towns in England
  Civil parishes in Norfolk
  Breckland District
  
  Forcibly depopulated communities in the United Kingdom during World War II