Erpingham is a village and

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in the

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. Its area of had a population of 541 in 210 households at the 2001 Census. Including

Ingworth Ingworth is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is north of Aylsham, north of Norwich, east of North Walsham and south-southwest of Cromer. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham, which is located on the ...

it increased to 700 at the 2011 Census.

Governance

For the purposes of local government, it falls within the

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. An

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in the same name had a population of 2,344 at the 2011 Census. Erpingham is to the north of

Aylsham Aylsham ( or ) is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, nearly north of Norwich. The river rises near Melton Constable, upstream from Aylsham and continues to Great Yarmouth and the North Sea, ...

and gave its name to the adjoining

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, held by the family of Sir

Thomas Erpingham Sir Thomas Erpingham (27 June 1428) was an English soldier and administrator who loyally served three generations of the House of Lancaster, including Henry IV and Henry V, and whose military career spanned four decades. After the Lancastrian ...

for many generations. The village name means "Homestead/village of Eorp's people".

Church

Construction of the Church of St Mary in Erpingham was begun by Sir Thomas Erpingham and finished by

Lord Bardolph Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf (22 December 1369 – 19 February 1408) was a baron in the Peerage of England, Lord of Wormegay, Norfolk, of Shelford and Stoke Bardolph in Nottinghamshire, Hallaton (Hallughton), Leicestershire, and other ...

. For a description and some history, see this site.Church site.
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Notable people

Suffolk

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Steve Wright, who murdered five

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...

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s in late 2006, was born at West Beckham, then in Erpingham Rural District.

Gallery

File:Alby Crafts.JPG, Crafts centre in the village File:Erpingham Barn.JPG, Barn conversion File:Erpingham Campsite.JPG, Entrance to the campsite

Notes

External links

Erpingham, Villages in Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk North Norfolk {{Norfolk-geo-stub