Chedgrave
| Chedgrave | |
|---|---|
 All Saints, Chedgrave | |
  Chedgrave Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,051 (2011) |
| • Density | 299/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM364995 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR14 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Chedgrave is a village and civil parish in English county of Norfolk. Chedgrave is separated from nearby Loddon by the River Chet.
History
[edit]Chedgrave's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and likely derives from the Old English for Ceatta's pit or grove.[1]
In the Domesday Book, Chedgrave is described as consisting of 73 households located in the hundred of Loddon. The village formed part of the estates of Ralph Baynard.[2]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2011 Census, Chedgrave has 1,051 residents living in 488 households.[3]
Chedgrave falls within the constituency of South Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Richard Bacon MP of the Conservative Party.
War memorial
[edit]Chedgrave's war memorials take the form of two marble plaques inside All Saints' Church as well as a lychgate erected in 2018. The memorial lists the following name for the First World War:
- Gunner Edward G. H. Beckham (1880–1917), 228th (Siege) Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
- Private Free Easter (d.1917), 1/9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
- Private James J. Fuller (1897–1917), 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment
And, the following for the Second World War:
- Gunner-Second-Class Robert R. Goulty (1924–1943), Royal Air Force
- Private Stanley D. Goodyear (1926–1944), 4th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
- Private Harry A. Seamons (1922–1942), 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Albert E. H. Starman (1919–1944), 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment[4]
References
[edit]- ^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved December 7, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Chedgrave
- ^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved December 7, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TM3699/chedgrave/
- ^ Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved December 7, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006530
- ^ Hoffmann, R. (2004). Retrieved December 7, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Chedgrave.html
External links
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Media related to Chedgrave at Wikimedia Commons
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