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Docking is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk and contains the highest point in North West Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,150 in 469 households at the 2001 census,〔(Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes ). Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.〕 rising to 1,200 at the 2011 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Parish population 2011 )〕 For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Docking is close to the coastal resorts of Hunstanton, Heacham and Brancaster. Other surrounding villages include Bircham, Bircham Newton, Ringstead, Sedgeford, Stanhoe, Syderstone, and Burnham Market. The small inland village of Docking can trace its origin back to Roman times. In the past it used to be known as Dry Docking as it had no water supply of its own. In the 1760s a well was sunk some 230 feet down which provided domestic water for the village at a farthing per bucket. The use of this well continued until 1936 when water was eventually piped into the village. ==Governance== An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward had a population of 1,937 at the 2011 Census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ward population 2011 )〕 The village church is St Mary the Virgin which is mostly 14th and 15th century in date with Victorian restorations.〔(St Mary the Virgin )〕 There is currently a village archaeological project to locate the site of a lost priory believed to have been in the area during the 13th and 14th century. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Docking, Norfolk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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