Norwood, North Yorkshire
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Norwood is a 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 Harrogate
Harrogate (borough)
Harrogate is a local government district and borough of North Yorkshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Harrogate but it also includes surrounding towns and villages...

 district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

, England
England
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. According to the 2001 UK 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....

, Norwood parish had a population of 200.

The Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey
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 Explorer Map 297 (Lower Wharfedale & Washburn Valley) records two geographical features named Norwood: Norwood Edge and Norwood Bottom, as well as 17th century houses called Norwood Bottom Hall and Norwood Hall. But the largest settlement with this name (on Norwood Lane) is marked on the map as "Bland Hill". There is also a Norwood in the Washburn Valley ' onMouseout='HidePop("18904")' href="/topics/Warwick">Warwick
Warwick
Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, England. The town lies upon the River Avon, south of Coventry and just west of Leamington Spa and Whitnash with which it is conjoined. As of the 2001 United Kingdom census, it had a population of 23,350...

 is pronounced "Warrick"). The parish church is nearby at Fewston
Fewston
Fewston is a village and civil parish in the Harrogatedistrict of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated north of Otley and close to Swinsty and Fewston reservoirs....

 close to Swinsty Reservoir
Swinsty Reservoir
Swinsty Reservoir is located in the Washburn valley north of Otley and west of Harrogate in Yorkshire, England. Construction began in 1871 and was completed in 1878. The capacity is about 866 million gallons, with a surface area of 63 hectares...

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