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Hedenham

Civil parish in Norfolk, England

Summary

Civil parish in Norfolk, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
coordinates
os_grid_referenceTM311934
official_nameHedenham
population237
population_ref(2021 census)
shire_districtSouth Norfolk
shire_countyNorfolk
regionEast of England
civil_parishHedenham
constituency_westminsterWaveney Valley
postcode_districtNR35
postcode_areaNR
post_townBUNGAY
dial_code01508
hide_servicesYes
static_imageSt. Peter's Church, Hedenham - geograph.org.uk - 397344.jpg
static_image_width240px
static_image_captionSt. Peter's Church, Hedenham
area_total_sq_mi3.88

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

Hedenham is located 4.7 mi south-west of Loddon and 10 mi south-east of Norwich.

History

Hedenham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the hamlet of Hedena.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, Hedenham is listed as a settlement of 34 households in the hundred of Lodding. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester.

Parts of the parish made up RAF Seething, which was used by the 448th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War.

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Hedenham has a total population of 237 people which demonstrates a decrease from the 240 people listed in the 2011 census.

St. Peter's Church

Hedenham's parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and dates from the Fourteenth Century. St. Peter's is located within the village on Church Road and has been Grade I listed since 1987. The church holds Sunday service once a month and is part of the Earsham Benefice.

St. Peter's was restored in the Victorian era by Edward Tarver, who broke with the tradition of Victorian renovators by keeping most of the medieval memorials within the church. The church also features stained-glass installed by Samuel Yarrington and a set of royal arms from the reign of Queen Victoria.

Governance

Hedenham is part of the electoral ward of Ditchingham & Earsham for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is Waveney Valley which has been represented by the Green Party's Adrian Ramsay MP since 2024.

War Memorial

Hedenham's war memorial is a set of marble plaques inside St. Peter's Church which lists the following names for the First World War:

RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/Commemoration
LCpl.Ralph S. Fairhead1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment6 May 1915Bailleul Cemetery
LCpl.Herbert J. Riches7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.14 Oct. 1917Arras Memorial
Pte.Frederick G. Sampson2nd Bn., Border Regiment26 Oct. 1917Tyne Cot
Pte.Bernard Marshall2nd Bn., Canadian Mounted Rifles8 Oct. 1915Ridge Wood Cemetery
Pte.Edgar Riches1st Bn., Essex Regiment9 May 1917St. Peter's Churchyard
Pte.Edward W. Green7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment11 Aug. 1918Glageon Cemetery

The following names were added after the Second World War:

RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/Commemoration
POGeorge R. TartNo. 10 Operational Training Unit15 Oct. 1942Runnymede Memorial
Gnr.Sydney A. Wreford65 A.T. Regt., Royal Artillery1 Jun. 1940Adinkerke Military Cemetery
Pte.Percy W. Ainger4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment11 Feb. 1941Kranji War Memorial

Footnotes

Notes

References

References

  1. "Key to English Place-names".
  2. "Hedenham {{!}} Domesday Book".
  3. "MNF10466 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer".
  4. "Hedenham (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  5. "CHURCH OF ST PETER, Hedenham - 1304292 {{!}} Historic England".
  6. "Hedenham: St Peter's".
  7. "Norfolk Churches".
  8. "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Hedenham".
  9. "Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk".
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