Cantley is a village and former

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, in the parish of Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood, in the

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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 ...

. Cantley is within the Broads Special Protection Area and lies on the north bank of the

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, some 17 km east of

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and 15 km south-west of

Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A pop ...

. In the 2011 Census, Cantley had a population of 733 people living in 279 households.

History

Cantley's name is of

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origin and derives from the

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for Canta's glade or meadow. In the

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, Cantley is recorded as a settlement of 58 households located in the

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Blofield Blofield is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England. The parish includes Blofield and the hamlets of Blofield Heath and Blofield Corner and, according to the 2001 census, had a population of 3,221, increasing to ...

. The village was owned by

William I William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087 ...

. Sugar has been processed in Cantley since as early as 1912 with the site still in operation today by

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, forming one of the four British sugar processing factories. In April 1935, the parish absorbed Limpenhoe and Southwood into a larger parish.

St. Margaret's Church

Cantley's Parish Church is of

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origin and is dedicated to Saint Margaret. The church was significantly rebuilt in the Fourteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.

Politics

For the purposes of local government, Cantley falls under the

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Broadland Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. The population of the local authority district taken at the 2011 Census was 124,646. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew. In 2013, Broadland wa ...

. At

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Cantley is represented by Jerome Mayhew MP, the

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member for

Amenities

The majority of local children attend Cantley Primary School and is part of the Coastal Together Federation of local primary schools. In 2021, the school was rated as 'Good' by

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. Ofsted. (2021). Retrieved 20 November 2022. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50165974 Cantley is served by

Cantley railway station Cantley railway station is on the Wherry Lines in the East of England, serving the village of Cantley, Norfolk. It is down the line from on the routes to and and is situated between and . Its three-letter station code is CNY. History The B ...

which opened in 1844 on the

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. Today, the station lies on the

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with regular to

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and

War Memorial

Cantley's War Memorial takes the form of a marble and stone plaque located inside St. Margaret's Church. It lists the names of the following fallen 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 ...

: * Second-Lieutenant Augustus C. H. Sillem (1889-1916), 52nd Brigade,

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* Skipper Ernest R. Browne

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(d.1919), '' H.M. Drifter Cromoma'' * Corporal Ernest Brinded (1892-1917), 8th Battalion,

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* Bombardier Samuel G. Jones (1881-1917), 95th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery * Private Arthur C. W. Woodhouse (1885-1917), 8th Battalion,

Durham Light Infantry The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1968. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) and t ...

* Private Harry R. Golden (1898-1918), 248th Company,

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* Private Bertie Turner (1893-1916), 2nd Battalion,

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* Private David Futter (1887-1915), 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private John Abel (1893-1916), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Sydney G. Turner (1893-1916), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment And, the following for the

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: * Private Robert J. Farrow (1912-1944), 1st Battalion,

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* Sergeant Bernard J. Monsey (1921-1944),

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References

External links

Cantley Parish Council website: https://www.cantley.org/ {{authority control Villages in Norfolk Former civil parishes in Norfolk Sugar refineries Broadland