Bridgham

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Bridgham
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Bridgham
Location within Norfolk
Area11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population373 (2021)
•  Density 34/km2 (88/sq mi)
OS grid reference TL9585
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR16
Dialling code 01953
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
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Norfolk
52°25′N0°52′E / 52.42°N 00.86°E / 52.42; 00.86

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

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Bridgham is located 6.2 miles (10.0 km) north-east of Thetford and 22 miles (35 km) south-west of Norwich.

History

Bridgham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a homestead/village by a bridge. [1]

In the Domesday Book, Bridgham is recorded as a settlement of 11 households in the hundred of Shropham. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of St. Etheldreda's Abbey in Ely. [2]

Listed buildings within Bridgham include Orchard Cottage (18th century), [3] Red House (17th century) [4] with accompanying outbuildings, [5] the Old School House (18th century) [6] and The Rectory (c.1770). [7]

In 1940 during the Second World War, a concrete pillbox was built in Bridgham as part of the defences against a possible German invasion. [8]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Bridgham has a population of 373 people which shows a slight increase from the 335 people recorded in the 2011 census. [9]

The course of the River Thet runs through the parish.

Church of St. Mary

Bridgham's parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary and dates from the Fourteenth Century. The church has been Grade II listed since 1958. [10] The church boasts a carved chalk font as well as stained-glass designed by A. L. Moore in 1900. [11]

Governance

Bridgham is part of the electoral ward of Harling & Heathlands for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.

The village's national constituency is South West Norfolk which has been represented by Labour's Terry Jermy since 2024.

War Memorial

Bridgham's war memorial is granite, stone cross located in St. Mary's Churchyard. It was erected in 1920 and has been Grade II listed since 2018. [12] It lists the following names for the First World War: [13]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathOther Commemoration / Burial
St1CGeorge W. Stubbs HMS Russell 27 Apr. 1916 Chatham Naval Memorial
LCpl.William Kenny1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment 9 Jul. 1915Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne
LCpl.William R. Waller6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment 4 Nov. 1918Communal Cemetery, Preux-au-Bois
LCpl.Ralph E. Downes1st Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment 23 Apr. 1917 Arras Memorial
Pte.A. Stanley Oakley1st Battalion, Norfolk Regiment 27 Jul. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Albert W. Greengrass1st Bn., Norfolk Rgt.27 Jul. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Frederick G. Large1/4th Battalion, Norfolk Rgt.26 Aug. 1915St. Mary's Churchyard, Bridgham
Pte.George Smith8th Battalion, Norfolk Rgt.19 Jul. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.E. Arthur Holmes8th Bn., Norfolk Rgt.17 Feb. 1917 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Albert D. Hubbard8th Bn., Norfolk Rgt.28 Sep. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Ernest A. Meek2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment 24 Sep. 1918Communal Cemetery, Berteaucourt

And: J. Paul, A. Shaw, P. Shaw, J. Shaw, J. Ward, E. A. Holmes, W. Keeble, A. R. Kemp, E. C. W. Garnham.

The memorial also lists the name of Pte. Walter David Odey of 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment who was killed on 25 October 1947 fighting in the 1947-48 Palestinian Civil War. He is buried in the Khayat Beach War Cemetery, Haifa and left behind a wife, Rubie. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bridgham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "ORCHARD COTTAGE, Bridgham - 1306056 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "THE RED HOUSE, Bridgham - 1306061 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "OUTBUILDINGS IN YARD OF THE RED HOUSE, Bridgham - 1076912 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, Bridgham - 1076911 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "THE RECTORY, Bridgham - 1342785 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "MNF32705 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Bridgham (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "CHURCH OF ST MARY, Bridgham - 1076909 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Bridgham War Memorial, Bridgham - 1456189 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Bridgham with Roudham". www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "Roll of Honour - Databases - Palestine 1945-1948 - British Casualties - Search Results". www.roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

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