Cringleford

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Cringleford
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Cringleford
Location within Norfolk
Area4.11 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Population4,685 (2021)
•  Density 1,140/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
OS grid reference TG197058
•  London 154km
Civil parish
  • Cringleford
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR4
Dialling code 01603
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
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Norfolk
52°36′20″N1°14′36″E / 52.6056°N 1.24333°E / 52.6056; 1.24333

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

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Cringleford is located 5.9 miles (9.5 km) north-east of Wymondham and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-west of Norwich city centre. The village sits on the River Yare and forms part of the outskirts of Norwich.

History

Cringleford's name is of mixed Viking and Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for a circular ford over the River Yare. [1]

In the Domesday Book, Cringleford is listed as a settlement of 25 households located in the hundred of Humbleyard. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Odo of Bayeux, Alan of Brittany and Roger Bigod. [2]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Cringleford has a population of 4,685 people which shows a dramatic increase from the 2,963 people recorded in the 2011 census. [3]

Cringleford is located along the course of the River Yare and the A11, between London and Norwich. The A47, between Birmingham and Lowestoft, also passes through the parish.

St. Peter's Church

Cringleford parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and dates from the late-Fourteenth Century. St. Peter's is located on Newmarket Road and has been Grade II listed since 1959. [4]

St. Peter's Church was extended and re-built in the Victorian era and boasts a font from the Sixteenth Century. The church features stained-glass windows designed by Lavers, Barraud and Westlake (depiction of Saint Giles and Sir Adam de Berford), Herbert Bryans (depicting Saint Andrew) and Charles Eamer Kempe (depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus). [5]

Amenities

The majority of local children attend Cringleford Church of England Primary School which was recently extensively refurbished and extended. In 2024, Cringleford Primary was rated by Ofsted as 'Good.' [6]

Sports

Cringleford Lodge Cricket Club was founded in 2000 after the merger of Cringleford C.C. and Earlham Lodge C.C.

Cringleford Junior Football Club was founded in 2005 and is open to Children between ages 5 and 17.

War Memorial

Cringleford's war memorial is a carved wooden plaque located inside St. Peter's Church. It lists the following names for the First World War: [7]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
Capt.Kenneth N. W. Gilbert MC 32nd Bty., Royal Field Artillery 15 Oct. 1918St. Peter's Churchyard
Lt.Norman Ayris98th Coy., Royal Engineers 31 Dec. 1915 Armentières Cemetery
Lt.George K. Hampton1/4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 16 Aug. 1915 Azmak Cemetery
Lt.Richard L. A. Bryant7th Bn., Suffolk Regiment 23 May 1917 Étaples Military Cemetery
2Lt.Dyker S. Priestley108th Coy., Machine Gun Corps 1 Jul. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Sgt.John W. Moore 2nd (Mounted) Bn., CEF 21 Mar. 1918 Aix-Noulette Cemetery
Pte.Bertie George8th Bn., Border Regiment 18 May 1916 Aubigny Cemetery
Pte.William G. Broom4th Bn., Middlesex Regiment 28 Apr. 1917 Arras Memorial
Pte.Arthur E. Denmark1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment 14 Sep. 1914 Chauny Cemetery
Pte.William E. Shorten2nd Bn., Norfolk Regt.23 Nov. 1915 Basra Memorial
Pte.Harold F. Bloomfield1/4th Bn., Norfolk Regt.19 Apr. 1917 Gaza War Cemetery
Pte.Edwin J. Cubitt1/4th Bn., Norfolk Regt.5 Dec. 1917 Port Said Cemetery
Pte.Charles J. Smith7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.12 Oct. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Edward L. Goodchild8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.28 Apr. 1916 Corbie Cemetery
Pte.Ernest Elsey9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.26 Sep. 1915 Loos Memorial
Pte.John F. Thrower12th Bn., Norfolk Regt.19 Aug. 1918 Grand Hasard Cemetery
By2CHenry P. Fickling HMS Powerful 22 Nov. 1918 Weston Hill Cemetery

And, the following for the Second World War:

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
Lt-Cdr.Stanley L. Garrett HMS Anking 4 Mar. 1942 Liverpool Naval Memorial
Capt.Maurice P. Gaymer4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment 12 Feb. 1942 Kranji War Cemetery
F/Lt.Cyril D. G. Garland No. 80 Squadron RAF 28 Nov. 1942 Heliopolis War Cemetery
Cpl.William A. C. Bond No. 617 Squadron RAF 29 Sep. 1944 Bari War Cemetery
LCpl.Percy H. J. Clark Pioneer Corps 26 Feb. 1941 Plumstead Cemetery

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References

  1. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Cringleford | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cringleford (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "CHURCH OF ST PETER, Cringleford - 1306659 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  6. ↑ enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk, Ofsted Communications Team (7 September 2021). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Geograph:: Caister to Croxton :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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