Alburgh

Alburgh
Alburgh
	All Saints Church, Alburgh
	Alburgh Location withinNorfolk
Area	6.42 km2(2.48 sq mi)
Population	410 (2011)
•Density	64/km2(170/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM267870
District	South Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HARLESTON
Postcode district	IP20
Dialling code	01986
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South Norfolk;
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°26′02″N1°20′01″E/ 52.433934°N 1.333545°E

Alburghis a village andcivil parishin the EnglishcountyofNorfolk.It lies about four miles (6 km) north-east ofHarlestonand 16 miles (26 km) south ofNorwich.

Heritage

The earliest evidence of settlement is from theMesolithicera. ABronze Age barrownear the church was excavated in the 19th century, when bones were removed. Little has been found from theIron Age,or theRomanorSaxon periods,but there are plentifulmedievalremains.^[2]The name Alburgh means either "old burial-mound/hill" or "Alda's burial-mound/hill".^[3]

Some of the Church of All Saints, Alburgh, dates back to the 13th century. The noted church architectRichard Phipsonrestored it in 1876, adding "pinnacles with little flying buttresses" and reworking the chancel.^[4]Today the church holds a service every Sunday as part of theEarshambenefice.^[5]Its ring of eight bells is among Norfolk's oldest. The churchyard is a conservation area.^[6]

The formerMethodistchapel was turned into a dwelling in the 1960s.^[7]The local pub, theKings Head,closed in 1956.^[8]

Homersfield Bridge,which crosses theRiver Waveneybetween Alburgh andHomersfield,Suffolk, opened in 1870, making it the oldest surviving concrete bridge in Britain.Homersfield railway station,on the Waveney line and in the parish of Alburgh, opened in 1860 and closed in 1953. Apart from the church and the bridge, there are 17 other Grade II listed buildings in Alburgh, mostly residential.^[9]

John Marius Wilson'sImperial Gazetteer of England and Waleswrote in 1870–72: "ALBURGH, a parish in Depwade district, Norfolk; on an affluent^[10]of the river Waveney, near theBungayrailway, 3½ miles NNE ofHarleston.It has a post office under Harleston, and a fair on 21 June. Acres, 1,512. Real property, £3,699. Pop., 587. Houses, 130. The [landed] property is much subdivided. The living is a rectory in theDiocese of Norwich.Value, £395.* Patron,St. John's College, Cambridge.The church has a large Norman porch. There are [sic] a national school, and charities £240. "^[11]

Governance

The civil parish with hamlets of Piccadilly Corner and Alburgh Street has an area of 6.42 sq. km. Its 2001 population of 349 in 149 households rose to 410 at the 2011 Census.^[12]Its parish council meets monthly.^[13]It lies in thedistrictofSouth Norfolk.^[14]

Amenities and firms

Alburgh is on the route 84Konectbusservice between Norwich and Harleston, which runs in daytime, Monday to Friday.^[15]^[16]Alburgh with Denton CE VC Primary School has about 100 pupils.^[17]Among the regular events at the modern Village Hall are monthly film shows.^[18]There are sports clubs fortennis,badmintonandcarpet bowls.^[19]

Alburgh has two general stores, a brewery in Tunbeck Road,^[20]an ice cream maker,^[21]and garment-printers.^[22]

War memorial

The Alburgh War Memorial is located in All Saint's Church and holds the names of 19 men who died in theFirst World War.They are listed as:

Captain George P. Osborn Springfield (1872–1914),2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)
Second Lieutenant Humphrey Osborn Springfield (1887–1916),Warwickshire Yeomanry
Corporal T. Osborn Springfield (d.1916), 1st Troop,Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
Lance-Corporal H. R. Cower (d.1917)
Lance-Sergeant William D. Olley (1888–1915), 1st Battalion,Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Rifleman James E. Hammond (d.1917), 3rd Battalion,Rifle Brigade.
Rifleman W. Websdale (d.1917), 10th Battalion,King's Royal Rifle Corps
Private Herbert G. Ray (1898–1917), 5th Battalion,Royal Berkshire Regiment
Private Harry W. Osborne (1889–1915), 1st Battalion,Essex Regiment
Private H. M. Reeve (d.1918), 11st Battalion,Royal Fusiliers
Private Arthur Elmar (d.1915), 1st Battalion,Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private George C. E. Osborne (d.1917), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private H. G. Everett (1898–1917), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Reginald J. Mitchell (1897–1917), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private J. E. Love (1893–1917), 6th Battalion,Northamptonshire Regiment
Private Charles W. Clark (d.1915), 1st Battalion,Sherwood Foresters
Private Robert Sadler (1896–1917), 7th Battalion,Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Private Alfred V. Watson (1891–1917), 15th Battalion,Welch Regiment
Able Seaman Edwin J. Barrett (d.1917),Armed trawler Ethel & Millie"

Furthermore, the plaque commemorating theSecond World Warholds the following names:

Lance-Corporal Herbert J. Barber (1921–1944), 4th Battalion, Essex Regiment
Lance-Corporal Edward J. Clarke (1916–1944), 9th Battalion,Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)
Private John E. Welch (1916–1944), 10th Battalion,Durham Light Infantry
Air Mechanic First Class J. H. or C. C. Batchelor (1922–1943), "HMS Dasher (D37)"
Able Seaman Spencer M. Welch (d.1940), "HMS Whirlwind (D30)""

References

^"Civil Parish population 2011".Neighbourhood Statistics.Office for National Statistics. Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2016.Retrieved27 July2016.
^Norfolk Heritage ExplorerRetrieved 3 March 2016.
^"Key to English Place-names".
^Bill Wilson, 2002, rev. Pevsner's Architectural Guides,Norfolk, Part 2.Yale UP, p. 177.ISBN 978-0-300-09657-6.
^Village siteRetrieved 2 March 2016.
^A Church Near YouRetrieved 3 March 2016.
^Norfolk ChurchesRetrieved 2 March 2016.
^Norfolk Public HousesRetrieved 3 March 2016.
^Listed BuildingsRetrieved 3 March 2016.
^=tributary.
^Vision of BritainRetrieved 2 March 2016.
^"Civil Parish population 2011".Retrieved7 September2015.
^Parish CouncilRetrieved 2 March 2016.
^Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001.Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes.Retrieved 2 December 2005.
^Bustimes.orgRetrieved 30 June 2024
^KonectbusRetrieved 30 June 2024
^Norfolk CC2 M Retrieved 2 March 2016.
^Alburgh Cinema at the Village HallRetrieved 2 March 2016.
^Clubs and societiesRetrieved 2 March 2016.
^Visit NorfolkRetrieved 2 March 2016.
^Commercial siteRetrieved 2 March 2016.
^Retro AlleyRetrieved 3 March 2016.Archived6 March 2016 at theWayback Machine

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Alburgh

External links

Media related toAlburghat Wikimedia Commons
Alburgh, Norfolk village website
Alburghin theDomesday Book

[1] "Civil Parish population 2011".Neighbourhood Statistics.Office for National Statistics. Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2016.Retrieved27 July2016.

[2] Norfolk Heritage ExplorerRetrieved 3 March 2016.

[3] "Key to English Place-names".

[4] Bill Wilson, 2002, rev. Pevsner's Architectural Guides,Norfolk, Part 2.Yale UP, p. 177.ISBN 978-0-300-09657-6.

[5] Village siteRetrieved 2 March 2016.

[6] A Church Near YouRetrieved 3 March 2016.

[7] Norfolk ChurchesRetrieved 2 March 2016.

[8] Norfolk Public HousesRetrieved 3 March 2016.

[9] Listed BuildingsRetrieved 3 March 2016.

[10] =tributary.

[11] Vision of BritainRetrieved 2 March 2016.

[12] "Civil Parish population 2011".Retrieved7 September2015.

[13] Parish CouncilRetrieved 2 March 2016.

[osnncc-14] Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001.Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes.Retrieved 2 December 2005.

[15] Bustimes.orgRetrieved 30 June 2024

[16] KonectbusRetrieved 30 June 2024

[17] Norfolk CC2 M Retrieved 2 March 2016.

[18] Alburgh Cinema at the Village HallRetrieved 2 March 2016.

[19] Clubs and societiesRetrieved 2 March 2016.

[20] Visit NorfolkRetrieved 2 March 2016.

[21] Commercial siteRetrieved 2 March 2016.

[22] Retro AlleyRetrieved 3 March 2016.Archived6 March 2016 at theWayback Machine

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