Horningtoft is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the English county 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...

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It covers an area of 5.73 km² (2.2 sq mi) and had a population of 135 in 54 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....

. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district

Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...

 of Breckland

Breckland (district)

Breckland District is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in East Dereham.Breckland District derives its name from the Breckland landscape region, a gorse covered sandy heath of south Norfolk and north Suffolk...

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The village approximately 5 miles north of East Dereham. It is close to the villages of Whissonsett

Whissonsett

Whissonsett is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is miles south of the of Fakenham, west north west of Norwich and miles north north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Wymondham for the Breckland Line which runs between Norwich and...

 and Brisley

Brisley

Brisley is a village in the English county of Norfolk located about halfway between Fakenham and East Dereham. It covers an area of and had a population of 276 in 117 households as of the2001 census...

. The village has a Danish Camp to its eastern end.

Notable residents

• Legendary English cricketer Fuller Pilch
  Fuller Pilch
  Fuller Pilch was an English cricketer. Described as "the greatest batsman ever known until the appearance of W. G. Grace", the right-hand batting Pilch played 229 first class cricket matches between 1820 and 1854 for an assortment of counties, including Kent, Hampshire, Surrey and Surrey, as well...
  
  (1804–1870) was born in the village.