Dickleburgh

Dickleburgh
Dickleburgh Village Sign
Dickleburgh Location within Norfolk
Area	0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Population	1,166 (2021 census)
•  Density	2,776/km2 (7,190/sq mi)
•  London	82 miles
Civil parish	Dickleburgh and Rushall
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DISS
Postcode district	IP21
Dialling code	01379
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Waveney Valley
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°23′47″N1°11′06″E / 52.396501°N 1.185107°E / 52.396501; 1.185107

Dickleburgh is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dickleburgh and Rushall, in the South Norfolk district of the English county of Norfolk.

The village is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Diss and 17 miles (27 km) south-west of Norwich.

History

Dickleburgh is situated upon what was once Pye Road, the Roman road that ran from Venta Icenorum, near Caistor St Edmund, to Camulodunum, now Colchester. ^[1]

Dickleburgh's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for 'Dicle's' or 'Dicla's' fortification. ^[2]

In the Domesday Book of 1086, Dickleburgh is listed as a settlement of 22 households in the hundred of Diss. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of St. Edmunds Abbey. ^[3]

In 1780 Dickleburgh Mill opened, which was turned into one of Britain's first steam-powered mills in 1834. The mill continued to expand throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, generating its own electricity and providing subsidised housing for employees in the village. The mill closed in 1988 with the land being bought by Wimpey Homes for residential redevelopment. ^{[4] [5]}

Geography

On 1 April 1936 the parish of Rushall was merged with Dickleburgh on 21 January 1980 the parish was renamed "Dickleburgh & Rushall". ^[6] In 1931 the parish of Dickleburgh (prior to the merge) had a population of 679. ^[7]

According to the 2021 census, the ward of Dickleburgh has a total population of 1,166 people which demonstrates an increase from the 1,096 people listed in the 2011 census. ^[8]

All Saints' Church

Dickleburgh's church is dedicated to All Saints and dates from the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. All Saints' is located on Norwich Road and has been Grade I listed since 1959. ^[9]

All Saints' still boasts part of a Medieval rood screen as well as a set of royal arms from the reign of King Charles II, which may actually date from even earlier. All Saints' also holds stained-glass installed by Hardman & Co. ^[10]

Amenities

Dickleburgh has a public house, The Crown, a village shop with post office, plus a fish and chip shop.

Village groups include the Friends of Dickleburgh School, The Village Society and The Luncheon Club.

Dickleburgh Bowls Club compete in three local leagues with Dickleburgh Football Club no longer in operation.

The majority of local children attend Dickleburgh Church of England Primary School, which holds an 'Outstanding' rating from Ofsted.^{[ citation needed ]} The majority of children attend Diss High School for secondary education.

Notable Residents

• Robert Buxton MP- (c.1533-1607) politician, possibly born in Dickleburgh.
• Dr. John Baker- (d.1745) academic & cleric, Rector of Dickleburgh from 1731.
• Henry Walton- (1746-1813) painter & art dealer, born in Dickleburgh.
• George Cattermole- (1800-1868) painter & illustrator, born in Dickleburgh.
• Bob Flowerdew- gardener & broadcaster, lives in Dickleburgh.

Governance

Dickleburgh is part of the electoral ward of Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole 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

Dickleburgh War Memorial is located in All Saints' Churchyard and is an elaborate, marble latin cross which was sculpted by Arthur George Walker in 1920. The memorial was updated in 1949 and later restored in 2014. ^[11] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: ^[12]

Rank	Name	Unit	Date of Death	Burial/Commemoration
Sgt.	Alfred Bloomfield	Royal Garrison Artillery	7 Jul. 1916	Lembet Road Cemetery
Sgt.	Harry W. Hales	2nd Bn., Royal Munster Fusiliers	21 Dec. 1914	Le Touret Memorial
Sgt.	Ernest W. Mills	1/4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment	18 Jun. 1917	Port Said Memorial
Sgt.	Frank F. S. Becker	3rd Regt., South African Rifles	20 Oct. 1915	Windhoek Cemetery
Cpl.	Samuel T. Chilvers	8th Bn., East Surrey Regiment	25 Sep. 1916	Puchevillers Cemetery
LCpl.	Albert Ray	8th Bn., East Surrey Regt.	13 Jul. 1917	Perth Cemetery
Pte.	Sydney H. Catchpole	7th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment	24 Apr. 1918	Adelaide Cemetery
Pte.	Jack Hubbard	7th Bn., Border Regiment	13 Oct. 1917	Tyne Cot
Pte.	Charles Nunn	31st (Alberta) Bn., CEF	8 Jul. 1916	Reningelst Cemetery
Pte.	William Bullingham	8th Bn., East Surrey Regiment	1 Jul. 1916	Thiepval Memorial
Pte.	Albert A. Hubbard	8th Bn., East Surrey Regiment	10 Nov. 1916	Contay British Cemetery
Pte.	Frederick J. Noble	8th Bn., East Surrey Regiment	1 Jul. 1916	Dantzig Alley Cemetery
Pte.	Ernest E. Aldous	12th Bn., Middlesex Regiment	5 Dec. 1916	Étretat Cemetery
Pte.	William Nicholls	7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment	27 Aug. 1917	Monchy Cemetery
Pte.	Horace L. Stone	7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	30 Nov. 1917	Cambrai Memorial
Pte.	Charles Staff	8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	26 Apr. 1918	St. Sever Cemetery
Pte.	James F. Catchpole	9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	15 Sep. 1916	Thiepval Memorial
Pte.	Basil C. Lines [a]	Norfolk Regiment	25 Feb. 1915	All Saints' Churchyard
Pte.	Douglas W. J. Mickleburgh	4th Bn., Seaforth Highlanders	5 Dec. 1917	Lebucquière Cemetery
Tpr.	George E. Womack	1st Regt., Australian Light Horse	7 Aug. 1915	Lone Pine Memorial

And, the following for the Second World War:

Rank	Name	Unit	Date of Death	Burial
LCpl.	Hayden B. Cattermole	9th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment	29 Nov. 1942	All Saints' Churchyard
Pte.	Dick B. Bullock	8th Bn., Argyll and Sutherland Highlds.	5 Feb. 1945	Santerno Cemetery
Pte.	Walter G. Howlett	2nd Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment	23 Jun. 1940	Dunkirk Memorial
Pte.	Ellis E. Reeve	Royal Norfolk Regt.	10 Mar. 1944	Diss Cemetery
Pte.	Jack G. Cattermole	7th Bn., North Staffordshire Regiment	26 May 1943	All Saints' Churchyard
Pte.	William E. Mills	5th Bn., Queen's Own Royal Regiment	16 Dec. 1943	Sangro River Cemetery
Tpr.	Cyril W. George	2nd Coy., Northamptonshire Yeomanry	7 Nov. 1945	All Saints' Churchyard

Notes

References

1. "mnf7947 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
2. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
3. "Dickleburgh | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
4. "Dickleburgh & Burston Mill". norfolkmills.co.uk.
5. "Norfolk Mills - Dickleburgh Burston Wood post mill". www.norfolkmills.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
6. "Depwade Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
7. "Population statistics Dickleburgh AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 2 October 2022.
8. "Dickleburgh (Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
9. "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Dickleburgh and Rushall - 1373199 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
10. "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
11. "Dickleburgh War Memorial, Dickleburgh and Rushall - 1442617 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
12. "Geograph:: Denton to Dunton cum Doughton :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

Footnotes

1. Pte. Lines lied about his age to enlist and died at home of pneumonia.

External links

• Dickleburgh : historical and genealogical information at GENUKI .