Cawston, Norfolk

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Cawston
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St. Agnes' Church
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Cawston
Location within Norfolk
Area17.02 km2 (6.57 sq mi)
Population1,613 (2021 census)
  Density 95/km2 (250/sq mi)
OS grid reference TG136239
Civil parish
  • Cawston
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR10
Dialling code 01603
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
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UK
England
Norfolk
52°46′12″N1°09′54″E / 52.770°N 1.165°E / 52.770; 1.165

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

Contents

Cawston is located 3.9 miles (6.3 km) north-east of Aylsham and 12 miles (19 km) north of Norwich.

History

Cawston's name is of combined Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin and derives from the Old English for a Viking named Kalfr's settlement. [1]

In the Domesday Book of 1086, Cawston was recorded as being a settlement of 26 households in the hundred of South Erpingham. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of King William I and William de Warenne. [2]

Cawston was the scene of Norfolk's last duel, which occurred illegally in August of 1698 between Sir Henry Hobart of Blickling Hall and Oliver Le Neve of Great Witchingham. The duel was fought with swords and ended with the fatal wounding of Hobart, resulting in Le Neve fleeing to the Netherlands. Today, a memorial stone to the duel is maintained by the National Trust. [3]

During the Second World War, part of Cawston Parish fell within the grounds of RAF Oulton, a satellite airfield of RAF Horsham St Faith. After the war, most of the airfield was returned to agricultural use with most of the runways being broken-up to be used for the construction of the A140. [4]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Cawston has a population of 1,613 people which shows a slight decrease from the 1,640 people recorded in the 2011 census. [5]

Cawston is located at the junction between the B1145, between King's Lynn and Mundesley, and the B1149, between Holt and Norwich.

Cawston Railway Station opened in 1880 as part of the Great Eastern Railway and closed in 1952 due to declining passenger numbers. The station building is now a private residence.

St. Agnes' Church

Cawston's parish church is dedicated to Saint Agnes and dates from the Fifteenth Century, being built at the request of Michael de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, the Lord of the Manor. St. Agnes' is located on Church Lane and has been Grade I listed since 1961. [6]

St. Agnes' boasts a painted rood screen, depicting twenty figures in all, which has been called one of the best in Norfolk as well as good examples of Medieval stained-glass windows and a hammerbeam roof, embellished with life-size carved wooden angels. [7]

Amenities

Local children attend Cawston Church of England Primary School which moved into its current building in 1953. [8] The school was awarded a 'Good' rating by Ofsted in 2016. [9]

Notable Residents

Governance

Cawston is part of the electoral ward of Eynesford for local elections and is part of the district of Broadland.

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

War memorial

Cawston's war memorial is located in Cawston Cemetery and is a Medieval-style cross. The memorial was first erected in 1920 and was funded by the Parish Council and the local branch of the Royal British Legion. Curiously, the memorial was rebuilt in 2001 after being struck by lightning in 1999. [11] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: [12]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial
Lt.P. A. A. Enright DFC No. 22 Squadron RAF 2 Nov. 1918 Doiran Memorial
2Lt.Anthony B. Enright17th Bde., Royal Field Artillery 11 May 1917 Étaples Military Cemetery
Sgt.William Casson2nd Bn., Manchester Regiment 19 Jun. 1918 St. Sever Cemetery
Cpl.Robert T Tuddenham 16th The Queen's Lancers 20 May 1915 Menin Gate
Cpl.W. H. Riseborough11th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers 10 Apr. 1918 Cabaret-Rouge Cemetery
LCpl.Victor J. R. Hewitt7th Bn., Leinster Regiment 1 Feb. 1917 Pond Farm Cemetery
LCpl.Elijah Bartle7th Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment 22 Mar. 1918 Arras Memorial
LCpl.Clifford W. Lilly7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 3 Jul. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
LCpl.Stanley H. Hill8th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 21 Oct. 1916 Regina Trench Cemetery
LCpl.Fred W. Riseborough1/5th Bn., Northumberland Fusilers 14 Nov. 1916 Warlencourt Cemetery
Gnr.Robert O. King45th Bde., Royal Field Artillery 10 Nov. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Frederick Wells4th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment 29 Apr. 1917 Arras Memorial
Pte.Claud F. Shreeve1st Bn., The Buffs 15 Sep. 1916 Guillemont Rd. Cemetery
Pte.William J. Bellboddy 116th (Ontario County) Bn., C.E.F. 29 Sep. 1918 Sainte-Olle Cemetery
Pte.Arthur D. Keeler1st Bn., Coldstream Guards 15 Sep. 1916 Guards Cemetery
Pte.Fred G. Tuddenham1/6th Bn., Durham Light Infantry 5 Nov. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Ernest H. Dix3rd Bn., Royal Fusiliers 4 Oct. 1918 Prospect Hill Cemetery
Pte.George Wells7th Bn., King's Shropshire L. I. 18 Apr. 1918 Tourcoing Cemetery
Pte.Peter E. BurkeWestern Comm., Labour Corps 16 Jul. 1918Cawston Cemetery
Pte.Frederick Sampson28th Bn., Middlesex Regiment 17 May 1916Cawston Cemetery
Pte.Dennis H. Douglas8th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 11 Aug. 1917 Menin Gate
Pte.Walter A. Barker9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.18 Oct. 1916 Bancourt British Cemetery
Pte.George D. Douglas9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.15 Sep. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Percy Bryant10th Bn., Norfolk Regt.22 Nov. 1918Cawston Cemetery
Pte.Ernest Office1st Bn., Northumberland Fusilers 26 Oct. 1914 Le Touret Memorial
Pte.George Carman1st Bn., Queen's Royal Regiment 3 Nov. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Alfred Betts6th Bn., Queen's Regt.23 Aug. 1918 Méaulte British Cemetery
Pte.Thomas Sampson14th Bn., York & Lancaster Regiment 9 May 1917 Arras Memorial
Rfn.Lewis Tubby1st Bn., Rifle Brigade 5 May 1918 Loos Memorial
Spr.Thomas Betts207th (Field) Coy., Royal Engineers 10 Oct. 1917 Tyne Cot

And: Harold Hampson-Jones, Arthur F. C. Rump and Ralph V. Shreeve. As well as the following for the Second World War:

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial
FOLeonard A. Barham No. 199 Squadron RAF 25 Sep. 1944Cawston Cemetery
Sgt.Charles G. M. Ogilvie No. 214 Squadron RAF 16 Nov. 1944Cawston Cemetery
ASStanley F. Gaskin HMS Cornwall 5 Apr. 1942 Chatham Naval Memorial
LCpl.Eric G. Monsey1st Bn., East Surrey Regiment 23 Apr. 1945 Argenta Gap War Cemetery

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