Dickleburgh is a village and former

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 ...

, now in the parish of

Dickleburgh and Rushall Dickleburgh and Rushall is a civil parish in South Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 1356 in 565 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,472 at the 2011 Census. Toponymy The name 'Dickleburgh' means 'Dicel's/Dicla' ...

, 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 the

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county of

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. The village is located 3.5 miles east of Diss and 17 miles south-west 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 ...

. In 2021 it had a population of 1166. In 1931 the parish had a population of 679.

History

Dickleburgh is situated upon what was once

Pye Road Pye Road is a Roman road running from the capital of the Iceni at Venta Icenorum (Caistor St Edmund near Norwich) to the original Roman provincial capital and legionary base at Camulodunum (Colchester). The road was later extended, connecting it t ...

, the

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road that ran from

Venta Icenorum Venta Icenorum (, literally "marketplace of the Iceni") was the civitas or capital of the Iceni tribe, located at modern-day Caistor St Edmund in the English county of Norfolk. The Iceni inhabited the flatlands and marshes of that county and are ...

, near Caistor St. Edmund, to

Camulodunum Camulodunum (; la, ), the Ancient Roman name for what is now Colchester in Essex, was an important castrum and city in Roman Britain, and the first capital of the province. A temporary "strapline" in the 1960s identifying it as the "oldest re ...

. Dickleburgh's name is of

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origin and derives from the

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for 'Dicle's' or 'Dicla's' fortification. In the

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, Dickleburgh is listed as a settlement of 22 households in the

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of Diss. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of

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. In 1780, Dickleburgh Mill opened which was turned into one of Britain's first steam-powered mills in 1834. The mill continued to expand throughout the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, generating its own electricity and providing subsidised housing for employees in the village. The mill closed in 1988 with the land being bought by

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for residential redevelopment.

Geography

According to the 2011 Census, the ward of Dickleburgh had a population of 2,814 residents living in 1,221 households. Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved December 23, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E05005893 Dickleburgh falls within the

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and is represented at

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by Richard Bacon MP of the

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All Saints' Church

Dickleburgh's parish church dates largely to the Fifteenth Century with the tower dating to an earlier period, the church also features examples of stained glass installed by Hardman & Co..

Amenities

Dickleburgh has a

public house A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

, The Crown, a village shop with post office, plus a fish and chip shop. Village groups include the Friends of Dickleburgh School, The Village Society and The Luncheon Club. Dickleburgh Bowls Club compete in three local leagues with Dickleburgh Football Club no longer in operation. The majority of local children attend Dickleburgh Church of England Primary School, which holds an 'Outstanding' rating from

Ofsted The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a Non-ministerial government department, non-ministerial department of Government of the United Kingdom, His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament of the U ...

. The majority of children attend

Diss High School Diss High School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Diss, Norfolk, England. The school has approximately 931 pupils from ages 11 to 18. Main school The school is split into two main blocks designated ''A'' an ...

for secondary education.

Notable Residents

Bob Flowerdew Bob Flowerdew is an organic gardener and television and radio presenter. He is a regular panel member of BBC Radio 4's ''Gardeners' Question Time''. He has nearly an acre of garden in Dickleburgh, Norfolk, England, where he lives with his wife ...

- British gardener and radio presenter *

George Cattermole George Cattermole (10 August 180024 July 1868) was a British painter and illustrator, chiefly in watercolours. He was a friend of Charles Dickens and many other literary and artistic figures. Life and work He was born at Dickleburgh, near Di ...

- British painter and illustrator

References

External links

* * {{authority control Villages in Norfolk Former civil parishes in Norfolk South Norfolk