Bedingham is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

South Norfolk South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton. The population of the Local Authority District was 124,012 as taken at the 2011 Census. History The district was formed on 1 April 197 ...

district of

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

, England, about 11 miles (18 km) south of

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 216, increasing to 221 at the 2011 census. The villages name means 'Homestead/village of Beda's people'. The church of Bedingham St Andrew is one of 124 existing

round-tower church Round-tower churches are a type of church found mainly in England, mostly in East Anglia; of about 185 surviving examples in the country, 124 are in Norfolk, 38 in Suffolk, six in Essex, three in Sussex and two each in Cambridgeshire and Berkshi ...

es in

War Memorial

Bedingham's War Memorial takes the form of a stone Celtic cross memorial in St. Andrew's Churchyard. It holds the following names for the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

: * Corporal Frederick J. Jarvis (1897-1918), 1st Battalion,

Royal Berkshire Regiment The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1959. The regiment was created in 1881, as the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment), by ...

* Gunner George H. Green (1893-1915), 1st Battery, Royal Australian Artillery * Gunner George Everett (1879-1916), '' HMS Lion'' * Private George J. Alexander (1872-1917), Royal Army Veterinary Corps * Private George K. Tippell (1896-1915), 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment * Private George Yallop (1887-1917), 104th Company, Labour Corps * Private Charles A. Legood (1882-1918), 490th Company, Labour Corps * Private Austin L. Everett (1897-1916), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Walter Roper (1884-1914), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private William P. Fisk (1882-1915), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Albert Wright (1876-1919), Garrison Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Albert T. Tippell (1891-1917), 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment * Private Frederick W. Quantrill (1894-1917), H Battalion,

Tank Corps An armoured corps (also mechanized corps or tank corps) is a specialized military organization whose role is to conduct armoured warfare. The units belonging to an armoured corps include military staff, and are equipped with tanks and other armou ...

And, the following for the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

: * Sergeant Ronald E. Elvin (1923-1943), No. 21 Operational Training Unit Peck, M. (2017). http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Bedingham.html

References

External links

Website with photos of Bedingham St Andrew
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