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Erpingham Rural District
Erpingham Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Erpingham rural sanitary district, taking its name from the ancient North and South Erpingham hundreds - but did not, initially, include some parishes from these hundreds including Erpingham parish itself. It lay on the north coast of Norfolk around the Urban Districts of Cromer and, later, Sheringham (created 1901, extended 1914). In 1935 Erpingham RD took in several parishes from Aylsham Rural District, and ceded smaller areas to Walsingham and Smallburgh RDs. In 1974, the district was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, and became part of the North Norfolk North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Cromer. The population at the 2011 Census was 101,149. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was ... district. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erpingham RD 1894
Erpingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Its area of had a population of 541 in 210 households at the 2001 Census. Including Ingworth it increased to 700 at the 2011 Census. Governance For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. An electoral ward in the same name had a population of 2,344 at the 2011 Census. Erpingham is to the north of Aylsham and gave its name to the adjoining Hundred, held by the family of Sir Thomas Erpingham for many generations. The village name means "Homestead/village of Eorp's people". Church Construction of the Church of St Mary in Erpingham was begun by Sir Thomas Erpingham and finished by Lord Bardolph. For a description and some history, see this site. Notable people Suffolk serial killer Steve Wright, who murdered five Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldborough, Norfolk
Aldborough is a village in the civil parish of Aldborough and Thurgarton (together with Thurgarton), in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about eight miles (13 km) south of Cromer. The name "Aldborough" derives from the Old English ''ald'' (old) and ''burh'' (fortification). The civil parish has an area of 7.15 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 567 in 259 households, the population increasing to 578 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the area of the district of North Norfolk.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes'. Retrieved 2 December 2005. War Memorial Saint Mary's Church holds a memorial to ten men from the village who fell during the First World War. They are listed as: * Major Sydney G. Davey (1893-1918), 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Captain Edmund Gay (1883-1915), 5th Battali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Beckham
East Beckham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.''OS Explorer Map 252 – Norfolk Coast East''. . The village is north of Norwich, south-west of Cromer and north-east of London. The nearest railway station is in the town of Sheringham, where access to the national rail network can be made via the Bittern Line to Norwich. The nearest Airport is Norwich International Airport. East Beckham is within the area covered by North Norfolk District Council. At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100 and is included with civil parish of West Beckham. The villages name means 'Becca's homestead/village' or perhaps, 'Becca's hemmed-in land'. 'East' to distinguish from West Beckham. Gresham Family James Gresham (1442–1497), Lord of the Manor of East Beckham, was the grandfather of the Sir John Gresham who founded Gresham's School Gresham's School is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English Independent school (United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corpusty And Saxthorpe
Corpusty is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Corpusty and Saxthorpe, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England, situated on the River Bure. Corpusty is about sixteen miles from Norwich and six miles (10 km) from Holt. History Corpusty's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for raven's path. In the Domesday Book, Corpusty is recorded as a settlement of 6 households in the hundred of South Erpingham. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of William de Warenne. William de Beaufeu and William d'Ecouis. The village was once home to Corpusty and Saxthorpe railway station which opened in 1883 as part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway. The station closed in 1959 yet the infrastructure still remains. Geography According to the 2011 Census, Corpusty has a population of 2,322 residents living in 1,193 households. Corpusty falls within the constituency of North Norfolk and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colby, Norfolk
Colby is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is south of Cromer, north-north-west of Norwich, west-north-west of North Walsham and north-east of London. History Colby's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for Koli's farmstead or village. In the Domesday Book, Colby is recorded as a settlement of 21 households in the hundred of South Erpingham. In 1086, the village formed part of the East Anglian estates of King William I. Geography In the 2011 Census, Colby was recorded as a having 494 residents living in 213 households. Colby falls within the constituency of North Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Duncan Baker MP of the Conservative Party. St. Giles' Church Colby's parish church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Saint Giles. Knott, S. (2018). Retrieved December 12, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/colby/colby.htm Notable Residents * Jack van Poortvliet- Leicester Tigers and England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cley Next The Sea
Cley next the Sea (, , is a village and civil parish on the River Glaven in English county of Norfolk, north-west of Holt and east of Blakeney. The main A149 coast road runs through the centre of the village, causing congestion in the summer months due to the tight, narrow streets. It lies within the Norfolk Coast AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast. History The village's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a settlement close to the sea with an abundance of clay. In the Domesday Book, Cley is recorded as a settlement of 38 households located in the hundred of Holt. The village formed parts of the East Anglian estates of King William I. A ruined building on the marshes is known as Blakeney Chapel; despite its name, it is in Cley parish, and probably never had a religious purpose. It is a Grade II listed building and scheduled monument which was likely an old iron smeltery. Cley was once one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briston
Briston is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Norfolk that contains the hamlet of Briston Common. The village is east north east of the town of Fakenham, west south west of Cromer, north north west of the city of Norwich, and north north east of London. The village is situated on the route of the B1354 that runs between the A148 at Thursford and the B1149 at Saxthorpe. History Briston's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a settlement or farmstead near to a landslip. In the Domesday Book, Briston is recorded as consisting of 22 settlements. The principal landowners were William the Conqueror and William de Warenne who owned of land from which had been previously the property of Toke, a Saxon Thegn who had been evicted after the defeat of the Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings. This land was farmed by three Free Men or Socman and a further was farmed by fourteen ''bordars''. There was a ''pannage'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodham
Bodham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 27.2 miles north north west of Norwich, 6.4 miles west of Cromer and 131 miles north north east of London. The village lies 3.1 miles south west of the nearest town of Sheringham.The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The village is situated on the A148 coast road which links the town of King’s Lynn to Cromer. The civil parish had in 2001 census, a population of 435, increasing to 484 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. History Bodham has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. In the great book Bodham is recorded by the names ''Bod(en)ham'', and ''Botham''. The main landholders Hugh de Montfort and Walter Giffard. The main tenant was said to be Ralph. The villages name means either 'Boda's homestead/villag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bessingham
Bessingham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sustead, in the North Norfolk district of the English county of Norfolk. It lies north-north-west of Aylsham and south-south-west of Cromer. In 1931 the parish had a population of 122. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Sustead. The village's name means 'Homestead/village of Basa's people'. The church, which is dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin (and for a short while after the Reformation to St. Andrew), is one of the oldest round tower churches in England and was restored in 1869. Many of its stained glass windows were installed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and designed by C. E. Kempe and Co. and James Powell and Sons. The manor was acquired by the Paston family, who are chiefly remembered for their fifteenth-century letters, and later the Anson family, and in 1766 the village's main estate was purchased by John Spurrell, a yeoman farmer from neighbouring Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beeston Regis
Beeston Regis is a village and civil parish in the North Norfolk district of Norfolk, England.Ordnance Survey (2002). ''OS Explorer Map 252 – Norfolk Coast East''. . It is about a mile (2 km) east of Sheringham, Norfolk and near the coast. The village is 2 miles (3 km) west of Cromer and 16 miles (26 km) north of the city of Norwich. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 1,062. There is a frequent bus service on the coast road A149 and a rail service from the nearby stations of Sheringham to the west and West Runton to the east, where the Bittern Line runs a frequent service between Norwich, Cromer and Sheringham. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The North Sea is the northern boundary of the parish, the parish of Runton forms the western boundary, the wooded Beeston Regis Heath forms the southern boundary with the parish of Aylmerton and the parish of Sheringham lies to the west. History There are few traces of ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barningham Hall
Barningham Hall is a Grade I listed building which stands in the grounds of the estate called '' Barningham Winter''. Both the hall and estate privately owned. The house is close to the village of Matlask in the English County of Norfolk in the United Kingdom. The house was built for Sir Edward Paston in 1612 although the house seen today is the result of renovations, alterations and enlargement carried out under the control and design of Humphry Repton and his architect son John Adey Repton in 1805. Description The hall stands within its 4,000 acre estate and was remodelled in 1805 by the Reptons. The main body of the structure is built in red brick with stone dressings. The west facing façade has five bays with the central bay used as the porch and front entrance to the house. This façade dates from the early house built by Paston. The porch has polygonal angled buttresses to each corner topped with finials. The bays continue up through the steep roof to form two storey do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barningham Norwood
Barningham may refer to: *Barningham, County Durham *Barningham, Suffolk * Little Barningham, Norfolk *North Barningham North Barningham is a hamlet within the civil parish of Gresham in the English county of Norfolk. The hamlet is south-west of Cromer, north-northwest of Norwich and north-northeast of London. The hamlet lies south of the town of Sheringham. ..., Norfolk {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
