Edingthorpe

Edingthorpe
Edingthorpe
	All Saints' Church, Edingthorpe
	Edingthorpe Location withinNorfolk
OS grid reference	TG319327
•London	114 miles (183 km)
Civil parish	Bacton;
District	North Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR28
Dialling code	01692
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk;
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°50′N1°26′E/ 52.83°N 1.44°E

Edingthorpeis a small village and formercivil parish,now in the parish ofBacton,in theNorth Norfolkdistrict, in the county ofNorfolk,England. The village is located 10 miles (16 km) south-east ofCromerand 18 miles (29 km) north-east ofNorwich.In 1931 the parish had a population of 213.^[1]On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Bacton^[2]under the County of Norfolk Review Order, 1935.

History

Edingthorpe's name is of mixedAnglo-SaxonandVikingorigin and derives from an amalgamation of theOld EnglishandOld Norsefor Eadgyth's or Eadgifu's farmstead or settlement. The etymology of Edingthorpe is unusual because both Eadgyth and Eadgifu are feminine names.^[3]

Edingthorpe is not listed in theDomesday Book.^[4]

Geography

Edingthorpe falls within theconstituencyofNorth Norfolkand is represented atParliamentbyDuncan Baker MPof theConservative Party.For the purposes of Local Government, Edingthorpe is in the district ofNorth Norfolk.

All Saints' Church

Edingthorpe's church is one ofNorfolk'sremaining 124Anglo-Saxon round tower churches.All Saints' is largely a remnant of the Fourteenth Century with evident Twelfth Century foundations, the church also features examples of a Fourteenth Century painting ofSaint Christopher.

"It has a very special dignity and simplicity, standing there on its low hill above the harvest fields as though it were the faithful servant of the life around it."-Siegfried Sassoonon All Saints' Church, Edingthorpe^[5]

War memorial

Edingthorpe's war memorial takes the form of an inscription on a wooden altar rail inside All Saints' Church, with the fallen for theFirst World Waralso inscribed on the roof beams of the Churchyard's lynch gate. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:

L-Cpl. Bernard J. Muriel (d.1915), 1st Battalion,Essex Regiment
John Childs
Reginald Harvey
Walter Pye
Robert Scott
George Spinks
Frederick Watts^[6]

References

^"Population statistics Edingthorpe AP/CP through time".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved2 October2022.
^"Relationships and changes Edingthorpe AP/CP through time".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved2 October2022.
^University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved December 28, 2022.http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Edingthorpe
^Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved December 28, 2022.https://opendomesday.org/map/
^Knott, S. (2019). Retrieved December 28, 2022.http:// norfolkchurches.co.uk/edingthorpe/edingthorpe.htm
^Steed, H. (2021). Retrieved December 28, 2022.https:// geograph.org.uk/photo/7014617

[1] "Population statistics Edingthorpe AP/CP through time".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved2 October2022.

[2] "Relationships and changes Edingthorpe AP/CP through time".A Vision of Britain through Time.Retrieved2 October2022.

[3] University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved December 28, 2022.http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Edingthorpe

[4] Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved December 28, 2022.https://opendomesday.org/map/

[5] Knott, S. (2019). Retrieved December 28, 2022.http:// norfolkchurches.co.uk/edingthorpe/edingthorpe.htm

[6] Steed, H. (2021). Retrieved December 28, 2022.https:// geograph.org.uk/photo/7014617

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