Catfield
Village in Norfolk, England
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, Catfield, Norfolk
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Location within
Norfolk
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Area | 10.02 km 2 (3.87 sq mi) |
Population | 943 (parish, 2011 census) |
• Density | 94/km 2 (240/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG380210 |
• London | 136 miles (219 km) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GREAT YARMOUTH |
Postcode district | NR29 |
Dialling code | 01692 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
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52°44′25″N 1°32′07″E / 52.74032°N 1.53534°E / 52.74032; 1.53534 |
Catfield is a village [1] and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk . The village is 19.7 miles (31.7 km) south-east of Cromer , 17.3 miles (27.8 km) north-east of Norwich and 136 miles (219 km) north-east of London . The village lies 2.7 miles (4.3 km) south-south-east of the nearby town of Stalham .
History
Catfield's name is of both Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin, deriving from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for Kati's open land. [2]
In the Domesday Book , Catfield is described as a settlement of 31 households in the hundred . The village was divided between the estates of Alan of Brittany and Roger Bigod . [3]
Geography
In the 2011 Census , Catfield is recorded as having a population of 943 residents living in 451 households. [4]
For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk .
Catfield falls within the constituency of North Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Duncan Baker MP of the Conservative Party .
All Saints' Church
Catfield's Parish Church is of Norman origin and holds an intricate Medieval arcade depicting several saintly kings. The church is a Grade I listed building . [5]
Notable Residents
Harry Cox - farmworker and folk-singer
War Memorial
Catfield's War Memorial is located in All Saints' Churchyard and lists the following names for the First World War :
- Lieutenant Francis H. Harrison (1886-1916), 3rd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment
- Able-Seaman Walter E. Neave (d.1917), HMS Recruit
- Able-Seaman John W. Newman (1895-1917), HMS Torrent
- Sergeant Fred George (d.1915), 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
- Private Frank C. Myhill (1884-1917), Royal Army Medical Corps
- Private Reginald Pert (1895-1916), 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
- Private Albert J. Twiddy (1888-1918), King's (Liverpool) Regiment
- Private Walter C. Blaxell (1889-1918), 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Lieutenant Edward Addy
- Petty-Officer William Newman
- Able-Seaman Cecil Mason
- Sergeant Alex M. Jannet
- Marine Alfred Hudson
- Private Fred Brooks
- Private Walter Brooks
- Private Percy Hall
- Private Fred Myhill
- Private Robert Newman
- Private Harold Thompson
- Private Charles Turner
- Seaman Arthur Clow
- Signalman Jesse Lock
And, the following for the Second World War :
- Private Alfred G. Newman (1919-1944), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Arthur Toll [6]
References
- ↑ OS Explorer Map OL40 The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9
- ↑ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved November 22, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Catfield
- ↑ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved November 22, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TG3821/catfield/
- ↑ Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved November 22, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006401
- ↑ Knott, S. (2022). Retrieved November 22, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/catfield/catfield.htm
- ↑ Imperial War Museum. (2022). Retrieved November 23, 2022. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/19960
External links
Media related to
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at Wikimedia Commons
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