Haddiscoe is a village and

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in the

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of the English county of

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. The parish also includes the small hamlet of Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe. Haddiscoe is located north-west of

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and south-east of

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History

Great Melton's name is of

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origin and derives from the

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for ''Haddr's'' wood. In the

Domesday Book Domesday Book ( ; the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book") is a manuscript record of the Great Survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...

, Haddiscoe is listed as a settlement of 70 households in the

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of Clavering. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of King William I, Roger Bigod, Ralph Baynard and Robert, son of Corbucion. The only

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of the

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in Norfolk stood in the parish from 1218 to 1312, though the precise site of the building is unknown. In 1827, the

Haddiscoe Cut The Haddiscoe Cut or New Cut is a canal in the English county of Norfolk and in The Broads National Park.). The cut was conceived as a way to provide a more direct route from Lowestoft to Norwich, and was built as part of a larger scheme which ...

was dug through the parish to provide a more navigable water route from the

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to the

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Haddiscoe Railway Station Haddiscoe railway station (formerly Haddiscoe Low Level) is a stop on the Wherry Lines in Norfolk, England. It named after the village of Haddiscoe, some away; however, the village of St Olaves, sited on the other side of the River Waveney, i ...

opened in 1904 and still operates as a stop on the Lowestoft section of the

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. The station was preceded by an older

which sat on the Norfolk Railway between 1847 and 1904. Norfolk's only remaining

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pillbox stands in the village.

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Haddiscoe has a total population of 459 people which demonstrates a decrease from the 487 people listed in the 2011 census. Haddiscoe is located at the junction of the A143, between

Gorleston-on-Sea Gorleston-on-Sea (), historically and colloquially known as Gorleston, is a seaside town in the borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. It lies to the South of Great Yarmouth, on the opposite side of the mouth of the River Yare. Historic ...

and Haverhill, and the B1136, from

Hales Hales is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Hales is located south-east of Loddon and south-east of Norwich. History Hales' name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for nooks of land. In ...

St. Mary's Church

Haddiscoe's parish church is dedicated to

Saint Mary Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...

and is one of Norfolk's 124 remaining round-tower churches. St. Mary's is located on Church Lane and has been Grade I listed since 1960. The church holds Sunday services once a month and is part of the Waveney Marshlands Benefice. St. Mary's also features medieval carved stonework and stained-glass windows.

St. Matthias' Church

Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe's church is dedicated to

Saint Matthias Matthias (; Koine Greek: , , from Hebrew ; ; died ) was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, chosen by God through the apostles to replace Judas Iscariot following the latter's betrayal of Jesus and his subsequent death. His calling as ...

and is another of Norfolk's 124 remaining round-tower churches. St. Matthias' is located on Church Road and has been Grade I listed since 1960. The church holds bimonthly Sunday services and is part of the Waveney Marshlands Benefice.

Notable Residents

* Sir John Arnesby Brown- (1866-1955)

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football, football club in Nottingham, England, which competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of Football in England, English football, following promotion and relegation, promotion ...

footballer and landscape gardener, lived and died in Haddiscoe.

Governance

Haddiscoe is part of the

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of Thurlton for local elections and is part of the

. The village's national constituency is

which has been represented by the Labour's Ben Goldsborough MP since 2024.

War Memorial

Haddiscoe War Memorial is a stone cross patee in St. Mary's Churchyard which lists the following names for the

: The following names were added after the

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Footnotes

Notes

References

External links

Haddiscoe Parish CouncilSt Mary's on the European Round Tower Churches WebsiteSt Matthias on the European Round Tower Churches Website
* . {{authority control Villages in Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk