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Little Snoring
Little Snoring is a village and a civil parish in Norfolk, England. The village is approximately east-north-east from the town of Fakenham, west-south-west from Cromer, and to the side of the A148 road. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 619. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. History Little Snoring has an entry in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1085 and is recorded by the names "Esnaringa", "Snaringa" and "Snarlinga", named after "Snare", the settlers' leader, and thus the name Little Snoring evolved over the centuries. It was the king's land with the main landholders being William de Warenne and Peter de Valognes and his main tenant is said to be Ralph. Historically the name Snoring Parva was used, "parva" being Latin for "smaller" — nearby is Great Snoring. Within the parish of Little Snoring, at a place called Queensgate, was a house of the Order of St Lazarus. It is mentioned in the will of Alexander, Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Little Snoring
Royal Air Force Little Snoring or more simply RAF Little Snoring is a former Royal Air Force station located north of the Norfolk village of Little Snoring. The airfield remains open for general aviation use as Little Snoring Airfield.Moyes 1976, p. 162. History The station opened in July 1943 and was built to be a satellite station and dispersal for RAF Foulsham which is south-east of Little Snoring. Just a month after the station became operational, the stations status changed when No 3 Bomber Group gave the station full status. After this the airfield was retained on a care and maintenance until an anti-aircraft co-operation unit on civilian contract operated from Little Snoring for several years during the 1950s. Spitfires were the main type used, but were replaced by Vampires before the unit was disbanded in 1958. ;Additional units * No. 2 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit * No. 15 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section * No. 274 Maintenance Unit RAF Current use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |