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Mitford And Launditch
Mitford and Launditch Hundred was an old grouping of parishes for administrative purposes in the County of Norfolk, England. It is located around East Dereham and is bordered by Walsingham Hundred, Aylsham Hundred, Horsham St. Faith Hundred, Forehoe Hundred, Wayland Hundred, Swaffham Hundred (South Greenhoe Hundred ) and Freebridge Lynn Hundred. The hundred comprises the following parishes: *Bawdeswell, Beeston All Saints, Beetley, Billingford, Bintree, Bittering, Brisley, Bylaugh *Colkirk, Cranworth *East Bilney, East Dereham, East Lexham, East Tuddenham, Elsing *Foxley *Garveston, Gateley, Great Dunham, Great Fransham, Gressenhall, Guist *Hardingham, Hockering, Hoe, Horningtoft * Kempstone * Letton, Litcham, Little Dunham, Little Fransham, Longham, Lyng *Mattishall, Mattishall Burgh, Mileham *North Elmham * Oxwick with Pattesley * Reymerstone, Rougham *Scarning, Shipdham, Southburgh, Sparham, Stanfield, Swanton Morley *Thuxton, Tittleshall with Godwick, Twyford * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred (subdivision)
A hundred is an administrative division that is geographically part of a larger region. It was formerly used in England, Wales, some parts of the United States, Denmark, Southern Schleswig, Sweden, Finland, Norway, the Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek, Curonia, the Ukrainian state of the Cossack Hetmanate and in Cumberland County, New South Wales, Cumberland County in the British Colony of New South Wales. It is still used in other places, including in Australia (in South Australia and the Northern Territory). Other terms for the hundred in English and other languages include ''#wapentake, wapentake'', ''herred'' (Danish and Bokmål, Bokmål Norwegian), ''herad'' (Nynorsk, Nynorsk Norwegian), ''hérað'' (Icelandic), ''härad'' or ''hundare'' (Swedish), ''Harde'' (German), ''hiird'' (North Frisian language, North Frisian), ''satakunta'' or ''kihlakunta'' (Finnish), ''kihelkond'' (Estonian), ''kiligunda'' (Livonian), ''cantref'' (Welsh) and ''sotnia'' (Slavic). In Ireland, a similar subdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisley
Brisley is a village in the English county of Norfolk located about halfway between Fakenham and East Dereham. It covers an area of and had a population of 276 in 117 households at the 2001 census The Village is located along the B1145 a route which runs between King's Lynn and Mundesley. History Brisley's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a glade or clearing with a multitude of gadflies. Brisley is not mentioned in the Domesday Book. In 1898, a Methodist Chapel was built in Brisley. Today it has been converted into a private dwelling. Geography The population at the 2011 Census was 281. For the purposes of local government it falls within the Upper Wensum Ward of Breckland District Council and the Necton and Launditch Division of Norfolk County Council. St. Bartholomew's Church Brisley's Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew and is of Norman origin. The church was significantly rebuilt between 1370 and 1460 which was largely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gressenhall
Gressenhall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The villages name origin is uncertain possibly 'Grassy nook of land' or 'gravelly nook of land'. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,008 in 443 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 1,050 in 459 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland. The village is on the River Nar close to East Dereham in Norfolk. History The Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse museum is located here, and a watermill dating from 1847. The main buildings of the Gressenhall workhouse were built in 1777 when it was a house of industry. Here paupers would work under quite a strict regime in return for accommodation. This changed after the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834: as a result the building underwent numerous changes to comply with the Act. The workhouse was a poor law institution. Its purpose was to provide a home and work for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Fransham
Great Fransham is a village and former civil parish in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England, roughly about an equal distance between Swaffham and Dereham. There is also a Little Fransham; the two villages, both now part of the parish of Fransham, were once served by Fransham railway station. In 1931 the parish had a population of 222. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged to form Fransham. The villages name origin is uncertain either, 'homestead/village' or 'hemmed-in land' with an unknown personal name. Places All Saints Church The church of All Saints is flint in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, north porch and a square tower with spire; it contains two ancient brasses: it was restored in 1878 at a cost of about £700 and is a Grade II* listed building. The register dates from the year 1558. The living is a rectory, yearly value £552, with residence and 62 acres of glebe, in the gift of Magdalene College, Cambridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Dunham
Great Dunham is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 818 hectares (3.16 square miles) with an estimated population of 325, including Kempstone and increasing to a measured population of 344 at the 2011 Census. The village lies north of its sister village Little Dunham and by road north east from Swaffham. The village's name means 'Hill homestead/village.' It is served by St Andrew's church in the Benefice of Great Dunham. Great Denham used to have a smock mill which was superseded by a tower mill A tower mill is a type of vertical windmill consisting of a brick or stone tower, on which sits a wooden 'cap' or roof, which can rotate to bring the sails into the wind.Medieval science, technology, and medicine: an encyclopedia (2005), 520 Thi ..., now derelict. There was once a Dunham railway station serving the two sister settlements. It is now closed. References External links Key to English Place-names {{authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gateley
Gateley is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. Location The village is situated some north-east of the town of Swaffham, north of the town of Dereham and north-west of the city of Norwich. The parish of Gateley is within the Breckland area of Norfolk. The parish lies south-east of the parish of Great Ryburgh and north-west of the parish of North Elmham. For local Government the Village falls in the Upper Wensum Ward of Breckland District Council and the Elmham and Mattishall Division of Norfolk County Council. The river Wensum runs across the north-east of the parish. Nearby villages include Colkirk and Horningtoft. History The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. The parish name is old English and translates as 'clearing where goats are kept'. This place name and documentary evidence suggests the settlement has been in existence since at least the Late Saxon period. Notable buildings The parish church of Saint Helen Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garveston
Garvestone (or Garveston) is a village in the civil parish of Garvestone, Reymerston and Thuxton, located south-east of Dereham and north-west of Wymondham. The village is located on the upper reaches of the River Yare. History Garveston's name is of Anglo-Saxon and Vikings, Viking origin and derives from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for Geirulfr's settlement or farmstead. In the Domesday Book, Garveston is listed as a settlement of 27 households in the Hundred (county division), hundred of Mitford. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglia, East Anglian estates of Henry de Ferrers. Geography According to the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 Census, the parish of Garvestone, Reymerston and Thuxton has a population of 660 residents living in 285 households. Furthermore, the parish has a total area of . Garvestone falls within the Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency of Mid Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency), Mid Norf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foxley
Foxley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is about 15 miles (24 km) north-west of Norwich and 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Fakenham. It covers an area of and had a population of 279 in 113 households at the 2001 census, increasing slightly to a population of 285 in 125 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the Upper Wensum Ward of Breckland District Council and the Elmham and Mattishall Division of Norfolk County Council. The villages name means 'Fox wood/clearing'. The village is effectively divided into East and West Foxley by the A1067 road that was built as a bypass of it and the nearby village of Bawdeswell. The nearest rail station is at Norwich while the nearest major shopping complex is located in Holt, roughly 14 miles north of the village. Much of the nearby northern sea coast is part of the Norfolk Coast AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). The community of Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsing
Elsing is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located north-east of Dereham and north-west of Norwich, close to the River Wensum. History Elsing's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the settlement of Elesa's people. In the Domesday Book, Elsing is listed as a settlement of 20 households in the hundred of Eynesford. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of William de Warenne. Elsing Hall was built in the late-Fifteenth Century as a fortified manor house for the Hastings family of Gressenhall. The agricultural land surrounding the hall has yielded many Medieval artefacts including a pilgrim's badge, a French jeton and parts of a crossbow, with a good example of a Sixteenth Century priest hole inside. The hall was heavily restored in the mid-Nineteenth Century by Thomas Jeckyll. Some sources suggest that Medieval Elsing had a large population with its own marketplace and guildhall. Elsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Tuddenham
East Tuddenham is a village in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located south-west of Dereham and north-west of Norwich and is bisected by the A47 between Birmingham and Lowestoft. History East Tuddenham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for 'Tuda's' homestead or village. There is evidence to suggest that East Tuddenham was the site of a Roman settlement, with Roman coins, pottery and the remains of a building with a hypocaust. East Tuddenham is listed in the Domesday Book as a settlement of 32 households in the hundred of Mitford. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Alan of Brittany, Hermer de Ferrers, Ralph de Beaufour and William de Warenne. During the First World War, RAF Mattishall was used as a night-landing airfield for aircraft of No. 51 Squadron RAF, flying interception missions against German Zeppelins. Geography According to the 2007 Breckland Yearbook, East Tuddenham has a population of 515 resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Lexham
East Lexham is a village and former civil parish in the England, English county of Norfolk. The village is located east of King's Lynn and north-west of Norwich, close to the course of River Nar. In 1931, the parish had a population of 160 residents which led to the parish being merged into the parish of Lexham on the 1 April 1935. History East Lexham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for 'leech homestead', likely in the sense of a physician. In the Domesday Book, East and West Lexham are listed together as a settlement of 45 households in the Hundred (county division), hundred of Launditch. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglia, East Anglian estates of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, William de Warenne and Ralph de Beaufour. Geography East Lexham falls within the Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency of Mid Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency), Mid Norfolk and is represented at Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Bilney
East Bilney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Beetley, in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. East Bilney is located north-west of Dereham and north-west of Norwich. In 1931, the parish had a population of 117. History The Fen Causeway, a Roman road between Denver and Durobrivae, passed through the village and there is further evidence of a Roman settlement. East Bilney's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the eastern portion of 'Billa's' island. East Bilney has no listing in the Domesday Book but the land that forms the village today was part of the East Anglian estates of William de Warenne, the Lord of Gressenhale. On 1 April 1935, the parish was abolished and merged with Beetley. Geography East Bilney falls within the constituency of Mid Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by George Freeman MP of the Conservative Party. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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