Oulton, Norfolk

History

The parish formed part of the hundred of South Erpingham, and used to be spelled variously, including Olton (short for the "Old Town") or Owlton — the place is still pronounced as per the latter by some locals today.

Notable buildings

Oulton Hall is a grade II listed building, parts of the privately owned hall date back to the 18th century. In the spring of 2015, the hall was extensively damaged by fire. The grounds of the hall are occasionally opened to the public for the National Gardens Scheme charity.

In addition to the historic parish church, St Peter and St Paul's, there is also the grade II-star listed Oulton Chapel, which following restoration is now open to the public on certain days.

The Textile Conservation Studio of the National Trust, a satellite of their nearby Blickling Hall estate, is located on Oulton Street.

Irmingland

The hamlet of Irmingland is located in the civil parish of Oulton. This was in medieval times a small village, which had its own parish church — St Andrew's — which closed in 1557 and what little remains has been ploughed over. Whilst its parish united with Oulton's, its rectory united with that of Heydon, a village to the southwest.

'Irmingland's' name origin is uncertain 'Land of Eorma's people' or perhaps, 'land connected with Eorma'.

References

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Irmingland

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
2. [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] {{webarchive. link. (2017-02-11 . Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.)
3. [https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-hist-norfolk/vol6/pp370-374 British History Online] Hundred of South Erpingham: Olton
4. [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-228721-oulton-hall-oulton-norfolk#.VVsMtvlVhHw British listed buildings - Oulton Hall] Retrieved 19 May 2015
5. [http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/historic_hall_near_the_blickling_estate_destroyed_by_fire_1_4017468 EDP news report] Retrieved 19 May 2015
6. [http://www.ngs.org.uk/what-we-do/news/oulton-hall-gardens-in-norfolk-will-open-as-planned.aspx National Gardens Scheme - Oulton Hall] Retrieved 19 May 2015
7. [https://www.exploringnorfolkchurches.org/church/st-peter-and-st-pauls-oulton/ Exploring Norfolk Churches]
8. [https://www.nhbt.org.uk/properties/oulton-chapel/ NHBT] Oulton Chapel
9. [https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/the-textile-conservation-studio/features/the-textile-conservation-studio National Trust] The Textile Conservation Studio
10. [http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF7350-Site-of-St-Andrew%27s-Church-Irmingland-Oulton Norfolk Heritage Explorer]