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Cringleford

Village in Norfolk, England

Summary

Village in Norfolk, England

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
os_grid_reference	TG197058
official_name	Cringleford
label_position	bottom
population	4,685
population_ref	(2021)
area_total_km2	4.11
shire_district	South Norfolk
shire_county	Norfolk
region	East of England
civil_parish	Cringleford
constituency_westminster	South Norfolk
postcode_district	NR4
postcode_area	NR
post_town	NORWICH
dial_code	01603
london_distance	154km
static_image_name	St Peter, Cringleford, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 318169.jpg
static_image_caption	St. Peter's Church

Cringleford is a civil parish and village in the English county of Norfolk.

Cringleford is located 5.9 mi north-east of Wymondham and 2.5 mi south-west of Norwich city centre. The village sits on the River Yare and forms part of the outskirts of Norwich.

History

Cringleford's name is of mixed Viking and Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for a circular ford over the River Yare.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, Cringleford is listed as a settlement of 25 households located in the hundred of Humbleyard. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Odo of Bayeux, Alan of Brittany and Roger Bigod.

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Cringleford has a population of 4,685 people which shows a dramatic increase from the 2,963 people recorded in the 2011 census.

Cringleford is located along the course of the River Yare and the A11, between London and Norwich. The A47, between Birmingham and Lowestoft, also passes through the parish.

St Peter's Church

Cringleford parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and dates from the late fourteenth century. St Peter's is located on Newmarket Road and has been Grade II listed since 1959.

St. Peter's Church was extended and re-built in the Victorian era and boasts a font from the sixteenth century. The church features stained-glass windows designed by Lavers, Barraud and Westlake (depiction of Saint Giles and Sir Adam de Berford), Herbert Bryans (depicting Saint Andrew) and Charles Eamer Kempe (depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus).

Amenities

The majority of local children attend Cringleford Church of England Primary School which was recently extensively refurbished and extended. In 2024, Cringleford Primary was rated by Ofsted as 'Good.'

Sports

Cringleford Lodge Cricket Club was founded in 2000 after the merger of Cringleford C.C. and Earlham Lodge C.C.

Cringleford Junior Football Club was founded in 2005 and is open to Children between ages 5 and 17.

War memorial

Cringleford's war memorial is a carved wooden plaque located inside St. Peter's Church. It lists the following names for the First World War:

Rank	Name	Unit	Date of death	Burial/Commemoration
Capt.	Kenneth N. W. Gilbert MC	32nd Bty., Royal Field Artillery	15 Oct. 1918	St. Peter's Churchyard
Lt.	Norman Ayris	98th Coy., Royal Engineers	31 Dec. 1915	Armentières Cemetery
Lt.	George K. Hampton	1/4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment	16 Aug. 1915	Azmak Cemetery
Lt.	Richard L. A. Bryant	7th Bn., Suffolk Regiment	23 May 1917	Étaples Military Cemetery
2Lt.	Dyker S. Priestley	108th Coy., Machine Gun Corps	1 Jul. 1916	Thiepval Memorial
Sgt.	John W. Moore	2nd (Mounted) Bn., CEF	21 Mar. 1918	Aix-Noulette Cemetery
Pte.	Bertie George	8th Bn., Border Regiment	18 May 1916	Aubigny Cemetery
Pte.	William G. Broom	4th Bn., Middlesex Regiment	28 Apr. 1917	Arras Memorial
Pte.	Arthur E. Denmark	1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment	14 Sep. 1914	Chauny Cemetery
Pte.	William E. Shorten	2nd Bn., Norfolk Regt.	23 Nov. 1915	Basra Memorial
Pte.	Harold F. Bloomfield	1/4th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	19 Apr. 1917	Gaza War Cemetery
Pte.	Edwin J. Cubitt	1/4th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	5 Dec. 1917	Port Said Cemetery
Pte.	Charles J. Smith	7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	12 Oct. 1916	Thiepval Memorial
Pte.	Edward L. Goodchild	8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	28 Apr. 1916	Corbie Cemetery
Pte.	Ernest Elsey	9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	26 Sep. 1915	Loos Memorial
Pte.	John F. Thrower	12th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	19 Aug. 1918	Grand Hasard Cemetery
By2C	Henry P. Fickling	HMS Powerful	22 Nov. 1918	Weston Hill Cemetery

And, the following for the Second World War:

Rank	Name	Unit	Date of death	Burial/Commemoration
Lt-Cdr.	Stanley L. Garrett	HMS Anking	4 Mar. 1942	Liverpool Naval Memorial
Capt.	Maurice P. Gaymer	4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment	12 Feb. 1942	Kranji War Cemetery
F/Lt.	Cyril D. G. Garland	No. 80 Squadron RAF	28 Nov. 1942	Heliopolis War Cemetery
Cpl.	William A. C. Bond	No. 617 Squadron RAF	29 Sep. 1944	Bari War Cemetery
LCpl.	Percy H. J. Clark	Pioneer Corps	26 Feb. 1941	Plumstead Cemetery

References

"Key to English Place-names".
"Cringleford {{!}} Domesday Book".
"Cringleford (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
"CHURCH OF ST PETER, Cringleford - 1306659 {{!}} Historic England".
"Norfolk Churches".
enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted Communications Team. (2021-09-07). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare".
"Geograph:: Caister to Croxton :: War Memorials in Norfolk".

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