Freethorpe
| Freethorpe | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church, Freethorpe | |
  Freethorpe Location withinNorfolk | |
| Area | 9.51 km2(3.67 sq mi) |
| Population | 9952011 |
| •Density | 105/km2(270/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG409054 |
| •London | 103 miles (166 km) |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR13 |
| Dialling code | 01493 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Freethorpeis a village andcivil parishin theEnglishofNorfolk.The village is located 7.2 miles (11.6 km) south-west ofGreat Yarmouthand 11 miles (18 km) south-east ofGreat Yarmouth,located within theNorfolk Broads.
History
[edit]The origin of Freethorpe's name is uncertain. It either derives from theOld Norsefor Fraethi's settlement or an amalgamation of the Old Norse andOld Englishfor a settlement offering refuge or safety.[1]
In theDomesday Book,Freethorpe is listed as a settlement of 20 households in thehundredofBlofield.In 1086, the village was divided between theEast Angliaestates ofKing William I,William de Beaufeuand Rabel the engineer.[2]
Several Nineteenth Centuryalmshousesare located within the village, which were built in 1871 by Richard Henry and Harriet Vade Walpole to care for local widows.[3]
During theFirst World War,the village was home to aRoyal Flying Corpsairfield between 1916 and 1918. During theSecond World War,the airfield was passed on to theRoyal Observer Corpswho operated the site until the mid-Twentieth Century.[3]In addition, an eastern part of the parish was designated as aStarfish siteduring the Second World War to drawLuftwaffeattention away from Norwich and Great Yarmouth.[3]
Geography
[edit]According to the2011 Census,Freethorpe has a population of 995 residents living in 405 households. Furthermore, the parish has a total area of 3.67 square miles (9.5 km2).[4]
Freethorpe falls within theconstituencyofBroadlandand is represented atParliamentbyJerome Mayhew MPof theConservative Party.For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within thedistrictofBroadland.
All Saints' Church
[edit]Freethorpe's parish church is one of Norfolk's remaining 124round-tower churches,with the tower dating from the Twelfth Century and the remainder of the church dating from the Thirteenth Century. The church was restored in the Nineteenth Century byAnthony Salvinat the behest of Richard Henry Vade Walpole, Lord of the Manor of Freethorpe. The stained-glass inside the church was installed byThomas WillementandClayton and Belland largely glorify the Walpole family.[5]
Freethorpe also has a Methodist Chapel that holds regular church services and seats up to 150 people.
Amenities
[edit]The majority of local children attend Freethorpe Community Primary School, which was rated as 'Good' byOfstedin 2016[6]which was subsequently upheld in 2019.[7]
War memorial
[edit]Freethorpe's war memorial takes the form of a square pillar, made fromgranite,topped with a carved urn, located in the cemetery of Freethorpe's Methodist Church. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:
- Cpl. John H. Alexander (1896–1918), 9th Bn.,Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Cpl. Frank Lake (1891–1916), 1st Bn.,Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
- L-Cpl. Frederick Carr (1878–1916), 8th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regt.
- Pvt. Alfred R. Brock (d.1918), 1st Depot,Royal Army Service Corps
- Pvt. George Meal (d.1916), 13th Bn.,Essex Regiment
- Pvt. Wilfred Cater (1899–1918), 6th Coy.,Machine Gun Corps
- Pvt. Mark Shorten (d.1916), 110th Coy., Machine Gun Corps
- Pvt. Robert J. Lake (1893–1916), 1st Bn., Royal Norfolk Regt.
- Pvt. George Ward (d.1914), 1st Bn., Royal Regiment Regt.
- Pvt. Thomas F. Dawson (d.1916), 8th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regt.
- Pvt. D. Hugh Burton (1895–1916), 9th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regt.
- Pvt. Basil Lake (1899–1918),Sussex Yeomanry
- Skpr. Samuel C. Falgate (1868–1916),H.M. Drifter Hilary II
- Walter Lake
And, the following for the Second World War:
- P/O. William R. Turner (1907–1942),H.M. Submarine Upholder
- Pvt. Alec G. Nicholls (1919–1944), 1st Bn., Royal Norfolk Regt.[8]
References
[edit]- ^"Key to English Place-names".kepn.nottingham.ac.uk.Retrieved11 October2024.
- ^"Freethorpe | Domesday Book".opendomesday.org.Retrieved11 October2024.
- ^abc"mnf43513 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer".www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk.Retrieved11 October2024.
- ^"Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics".www.nomisweb.co.uk.Retrieved11 October2024.
- ^"Norfolk Churches".www.norfolkchurches.co.uk.Retrieved11 October2024.
- ^Ofsted. (2016). Retrieved January 7, 2023.https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2541265
- ^Ofsted. (2019). Retrieved January 7, 2023.https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50082836
- ^"Freethorpe Methodist Church".Imperial War Museums.Retrieved11 October2024.
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