Framingham Pigot is a village and

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in the

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. The village is located north-west of

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and south-east of

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, along the A146 between Norwich and

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History

Framingham Earl's name is of

Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...

origin and derives from the

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for the village or homestead of Fram's people. The addition of 'Pigot' was added due to the fact the village was part of the estates of the Picot family in the Thirteenth Century. In the

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

, Framingham Pigot is listed alongside Framingham Earl as a settlement of 61 households in the

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of Henstead. In 1086, the villages were divided between the

East Anglian East Anglia is an area in the East of England, often defined as including the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy, kingdom of the Kingdom of East Anglia, East Angles, ...

estates of King William I, Bishop Odo of Bayeux, Roger Bigod and

Godric the Steward Godric or Godric the Steward or Godric dapifer (died 1114) was an Englishman around the time of the Norman Conquest. Godric was a native Englishman who was the dapifer, or steward, of the Earl of East Anglia, Ralph de Gael. Godric may have been a ...

. Framingham Hall was a manor-house built in the parish in the Eighteenth Century, with the wooded grounds around the hall being planted by the Rigby family. The hall was demolished in the 1970s.

Geography

According to the 2011 Census, Framingham Pigot has a population of 153 residents living in 66 households. Furthermore, the parish covers a total area of . Framingham Pigot falls within the

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

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 ...

and is represented at

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by Richard Bacon MP of the

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. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the

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St. Andrew's Church

Framingham Pigot's parish church is dedicated to

Saint Andrew Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...

and dates from the Nineteenth Century. St. Andrew's was built on the site of a previous

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 ...

under the leadership of Robert Kerr, and paid for by George Christie. There are various examples of stained-glass installed by the workshops of Hardman & Co.,

Franz Mayer of Munich Franz Mayer of Munich is a German stained glass design and manufacturing company, based in Munich, Germany and a major exponent of the Munich style of stained glass, that has been active throughout most of the world for over 170 years. The fir ...

Archibald Keightley Nicholson Archibald Keightley Nicholson (1871–1937) was an English 20th century ecclesiastical stained-glass maker. His father was Charles Nicholson and his two brothers, Charles and Sydney, were a church architect and church musician, respectively. Du ...

and

Clayton and Bell Clayton and Bell was one of the most prolific and proficient British workshops of stained-glass windows during the latter half of the 19th century and early 20th century. The partners were John Richard Clayton (1827–1913) and Alfred Bell (1832� ...

. Knott, S. (2022). Retrieved January 04, 2023. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/framinghampigot/framinghampigot.htm

Amenities

Framingham Pigot has two remaining

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, the Old Feathers and the Gull Inn. The Highway Nursery, a garden centre, is also located in the parish.

Notable Residents

Bryan Gunn Bryan James Gunn (born 22 December 1963) is a Scottish former professional goalkeeper and football manager. After learning his trade with Aberdeen in the early 1980s, he spent most of his playing career at Norwich City, the club with which h ...

(b.1963)-

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and

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...

goalkeeper and manager * Susan Gunn (b.1965)- British artist *

Munya Chawawa Munyaradzi Oliver Chawawa (born 29 December 1992) is a British-Zimbabwean actor and comedian. Early life Munyaradzi Oliver Chawawa was born on 29 December 1992 in Derby, England, and spent his childhood in Zimbabwe. In his youth, his family ret ...

(b.1992)- Anglo-Zimbabwean actor and comedian *

Angus Gunn Angus Fraser James Gunn (born 22 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the Scotland national team. Gunn began his career at his hometown club Norwich City, before joini ...

(b.1996)- Norwich City goalkeeper

War Memorial

Framingham Pigot's war memorials take the form of a carved marble plaque for the fallen of 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 ...

and a framed paper certificate for the

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. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: * Cpt. Julian F. Gray MC (1885-1917), 1st Field Coy.,

Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is a corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is heade ...

* AB Cecil G. Rivett (1898-1917), 5th (Nelson) Bn.,

63rd (Royal Naval) Division The 63rd (Royal Naval) Division was a United Kingdom infantry division of the First World War. It was originally formed as the Royal Naval Division at the outbreak of the war, from Royal Navy and Royal Marine reservists and volunteers, who wer ...

* Pvt. Clifford J. Tomlinson (1898-1917), 10th Bn.,

Lincolnshire Regiment The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army raised on 20 June 1685 as the Earl of Bath's Regiment for its first Colonel, John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath. In 1751, it was numbered like most other Army regiments ...

* Pvt. Arthur T. Barker (d.1917), 9th Bn.,

Royal Norfolk Regiment The Royal Norfolk Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army until 1959. Its predecessor regiment was raised in 1685 as Henry Cornwall's Regiment of Foot. In 1751, it was numbered like most other British Army regiments and named ...

And, the following for the

: * Cpt. Patrick R. Lockett (1919-1943),

17th/21st Lancers The 17th/21st Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in England by the amalgamation of the 17th Lancers and the 21st Lancers in 1922 and, after service in the Second World War, it amalgamated with the 16th/5th The Queen' ...

att.

Royal Armoured Corps The Royal Armoured Corps is the component of the British Army, that together with the Household Cavalry provides its armour capability, with vehicles such as the Challenger 2 Tank and the Scimitar Reconnaissance Vehicle. It includes most of the A ...

* Lt. David W. J. Colman (1921-1942), 2nd Bn.,

King's Royal Rifle Corps The King's Royal Rifle Corps was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army that was originally raised in British North America as the Royal American Regiment during the phase of the Seven Years' War in North America known in the United St ...

* Cpl. Guy R. Taylor (1919-1942), 22nd (Fortress) Coy., Royal Engineers * Pvt. Alfred B. Cushing (1911-1940), 2nd Bn., Royal Norfolk Regt. * Pvt. Leonard W. G. Cain (1919-1944), 7th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regt.

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