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Hardingham

Civil parish in Norfolk, England

Summary

Civil parish in Norfolk, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
coordinates
os_grid_referenceTG044039
official_nameHardingham
population335
population_ref(2021 census)
shire_districtBreckland
shire_countyNorfolk
regionEast of England
civil_parishHardingham
constituency_westminsterMid Norfolk
postcode_districtNR9
postcode_areaNR
post_townNORWICH
dial_code01953
websitehttps://hardinghamparish.wixsite.com/home
static_imageVillage sign - geograph.org.uk - 846717.jpg
static_image_width240px
static_image_captionHardingham Village Sign
area_total_sq_mi3.78

Hardingham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish also includes the hamlet of Danemoor Green, located about one mile north-east of the village.

Hardingham is located 4.5 mi north-west of Wymondham and 12 mi west of Norwich.

History

Hardingham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the homestead of Hearda's people.

Hardingham is not recorded in the Domesday Book.

The parish also includes the location of the medieval settlement of Flockthorpe, which was probably abandoned due to the ravages of the Black Death.

In the 16th century, Sir Thomas Gresham built a moated residence in Hardingham.

Hardingham Watermill is first recorded in 1766 and was eventually closed in 1933. The mill building was burnt down in 1966 as part of the film The Shuttered Room starring Oliver Reed, despite a last minute intervention by Sir Ian Gilmour MP.

Hardingham railway station opened in 1847 as a stop on the Wymondham-Dereham Railway Line. The station closed to passengers in 1969 but still operates periodically on the Mid-Norfolk Railway.

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Hardingham has a population of 335 people which shows an increase from the 267 people recorded in the 2011 census.

St George's Church

Hardingham's parish church is dedicated to Saint George and dates from the 13th century. St George's is located outside of the village on Church Road and has been Grade I listed since 1960. The church holds sporadic church services and is part of the Barnham Broom & Upper Yare Benefice.

St George's holds a memorial to Major William Mordaunt Marsh Edwards VC who lived in the parish and was awarded the Victoria Cross in the Anglo-Egyptian War as well as several original battlefield crosses from the First World War.

Governance

Hardingham is part of the electoral ward of Mattishall for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.

The village's national constituency is Mid Norfolk which has been represented by the Conservative's George Freeman MP since 2010.

War Memorial

Hardingham's war memorial is an elaborate wooden memorial in St George's Church which lists the following names for the First World War:

RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/Commemoration
Lt.Geoffrey S. Walley5th Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps20 Aug. 1916Dernancourt Cemetery
2Lt.Frederick Abel3rd Bn., Norfolk Regiment30 Dec. 1917Chatby War Cemetery
CSt.John W. BrownHMS Formidable1 Jan. 1915Chatham Naval Memorial
Sgt.Arthur W. WhitehandH.T., Army Service Corps3 May 1917St George's Churchyard
LCpl.John T. Abel4th Bn., Machine Gun Guards27 Mar. 1918Cabaret Rouge Cemetery
Pte.Wilfred J. Fox4th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment30 Sep. 1918Sunken Road Cemetery
Pte.Arthur S. Adcock6th Bn., Royal Dublin Fusiliers12 Oct. 1916Thiepval Memorial
Pte.John T. Scase10th Bn., Essex Regiment22 Oct. 1916Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Arthur Websdale1st Bn., King's Own Royal Regiment17 Apr. 1918Loos Memorial
Pte.Frank Hunt8th Bn., Leicestershire Regiment22 Mar. 1918Épehy Wood Cemetery
Pte.Charles H. Balaam4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment20 Apr. 1917Deir al-Balah Cemetery
Pte.Ernest D. Risebrook4th Bn., Norfolk Regt.27 Jul. 1917St George's Churchyard
Pte.Alfred J. Chaplin7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.14 Oct. 1917Arras Memorial
Pte.Harry A. Egle8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.10 Mar. 1917Aveluy Cemetery
Pte.Bertie W. Adcock4th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers15 Nov. 1916Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Alfred Hunt11th Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment31 Jul. 1917Menin Gate

The following names were added after the Second World War:

RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/Commemoration
Lt.William B. M. Edwards1st Bn., Rifle Brigade26 Mar. 1943Sfax War Cemetery
Sgt.William A. Winchester4th Bn., Queen's Own Regiment15 Jul. 1940Malbork Cemetery
LCpl.Horace F. Mann4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment2 Aug. 1943Kranji War Memorial
LACStanley C. WarnesRoyal Air Force Volunteer Reserve17 May 1943St George's Churchyard
Dvr.Victor C. Goldson221 Coy., Royal Engineers26 Aug. 1943Enfidaville Cemetery
Pte.William A. James4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment20 Jun. 1943Kanchanaburi Cemetery
Pte.Ernest H. Websdale5th Bn., Royal Norfolks17 Mar. 1945Kranji War Cemetery

References

References

  1. "Key to English Place-names".
  2. "MNF2966 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer".
  3. "MNF2973 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer".
  4. "Norfolk Mills - Hardingham watermill".
  5. "Hardingham (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  6. "CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, Hardingham - 1342569 {{!}} Historic England".
  7. (2025-04-13). "Hardingham St George".
  8. "Norfolk Churches".
  9. "Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk".
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