Hales is a small village in
Norfolk, England. It covers an area of and had a population of 479 in 192 households as of the
2001 census, which had reduced to 469 at the 2011 census.
History
The villages name means 'Nooks of land'.
The manor of Hales dates back to the Domesday book. From the 11th century to the 17th century, Hales manor was held by the
De Hales, later Hales, family.
Hales Hall was built in 1478 by
Sir James Hobart, the Attorney General to Henry VII. He acquired the estate from Sir Roger de Hales whose daughter had married the Duke of Norfolk. In 1666, the last Hales heiress was Lady Dionysia Williamson, who left her estate to her nephew John Hoskins.
Church of St Margaret
The
Church of Hales St Margaret 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
Norfolk. With its
thatched roof, this church probably comes closest to the original appearance of an early round-tower church. It is in care of the
Churches Conservation Trust, and is a Grade I
listed building.
Transport
The X2 bus service goes from
Norwich in the west to
Lowestoft
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in the east.
Amenities
The Pastures is a care home on Yarmouth Road.
Nearest places
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Loddon Loddon may refer to:
*Loddon, Norfolk in England, UK
*Shire of Loddon in Victoria, Australia (since 1995)
**Bridgewater On Loddon, Victoria in Australia
*River Loddon, flows into the River Thames near Reading
*Loddon River, flows north from south of ...
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Thurton
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Thurlton
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Raveningham
See also
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Clavering hundred
References
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Hales
External links
St Margaret's on the European Round Tower Churches WebsitePhotos from Geograph
Villages in Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk
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