Colney () is a village in the western outskirts of
Norwich in the
English county of
Norfolk.
History
Colney's name is of
Anglo-Saxon
The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...
origin and derives from the
Old English
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for 'Cola's' island.
Colney is listed in the
Domesday Book as a settlement of 34 households in the
hundred of Humbleyard. The village was divided between the estates of
Roger Bigod,
Godric the Steward
Godric or Godric the Steward or Godric dapifer (died 1114) was an Englishman around the time of the Norman Conquest.
Godric was a native Englishman who was the dapifer, or steward, of the Earl of East Anglia, Ralph de Gael. Godric may have been a ...
and
William d'Ecouis
William d'Ecouis (sometimes referred to as William de Schoies) was an early Anglo-Norman baron, who is mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086 as a substantial holder of land and manors.
William d'Ecouis founded Middleton castle, a motte-and- ...
.
Geography
According to the
2011 Census, Colney is a settlement of 153 residents living in 58 households.
Colney falls within the
constituency
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of
South Norfolk and is represented at
Parliament by
Richard Bacon MP of the
Conservative Party.
St. Andrew's Church
Colney's parish church is one of Norfolk's remaining 124
round-tower churches and is dedicated to
Saint Andrew
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...
.
Amenities
Greenacres Memorial Park is located within the village which is a facility for natural burials, scaterring of ashes and a Memorial Hall for the celebration for wakes and wedding receptions.
[ GreenAcres Group. (2022). Retrieved December 18, 2022. https://www.greenacresgroup.co.uk/colney-park/ ]
The
John Innes Centre and
Quadram Institute
The Quadram Institute is a centre for food and health research, combining Quadram Institute Bioscience (formerly the Institute of Food Research), the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals’ endoscopy centre and aspects of the University ...
, both parts of the
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital are located within the village.
Norwich City's Lotus Training Ground is located in Colney.
War Memorial
Colney's war memorial takes the form of a
Celtic cross
The Celtic cross is a form of Christian cross featuring a nimbus or ring that emerged in Ireland, France and Great Britain in the Early Middle Ages. A type of ringed cross, it became widespread through its use in the stone high crosses er ...
located close to Old Watton Road. It lists the following names for the
First World War:
* Lieutenant David S. Barclay (1897-1917), 1st Battalion,
Scots Guards
* Lance-Corporal Frederick Z. Goldsmith (d.1917), 1st Battalion,
Border Regiment
* Private George S. Heaton (1898-1918), 11th Battalion,
Essex Regiment
* Private Donald W. Henning (1898-1917), 7th Battalion,
Royal Norfolk Regiment
And, the following for the
Second World War:
* Sergeant Frederick W. Barrie (1921-1943),
No. 199 Squadron RAF
* Marine Frederick Eastwick
Notes
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Villages in Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk