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Felbrigg
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Felbrigg
Location within Norfolk
Area2.43 sq mi (6.3 km2)
Population201 (2021)
•  Density 83/sq mi (32/km2)
OS grid reference TG2040
•  London 136 miles (219 km)
Civil parish
  • Felbrigg
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR11
Dialling code 01263
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
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52°54′33″N1°16′45″E / 52.90919°N 1.27922°E / 52.90919; 1.27922

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

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Felbrigg is located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) south-west of Cromer and 20 miles (32 km) north of Norwich.

History

Felbrigg's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for a plank bridge. [1]

Felbrigg parish has been the site of the discovery of several Roman artefacts including pottery, coins, brooches and a figurine of Priapus. Despite this, no conclusive evidence of a Roman settlement has been identified. [2]

In the Domesday Book, Felbrigg is listed as a settlement of 6 households in the hundred of North Erpingham. In 1086, the village formed part of the East Anglian estates of Roger Bigot. [3]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Felbrigg has a population of 201 people which shows an increase from the 193 people recorded in the 2011 census. [4]

Felbrigg sits along the B1436, between Cromer and Thorpe Market.

Felbrigg Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is mainly within the grounds and estate of Felbrigg Hall. The woods mainly consist of common beech trees, with many rare species of lichen.

St Margaret's Church

Felbrigg's parish church is dedicated to Saint Margaret of Antioch and dates from the early fifteenth century with extensive nineteenth century restoration. St. Margaret's is located outside of the village, deep within the grounds of Felbrigg Hall, and has been Grade II listed since 1960. [5]

St Margaret's has examples of memorials to historical owners of Felbrigg Hall, notably a carved plaque to William Windham (died 1696) by Grinling Gibbons and a carved bust of William Windham by Joseph Nollekens. The church also holds a significant collection of medieval bronzes, which has been noted as one of the best in Norfolk. [6]

Felbrigg Hall

Felbrigg Hall was first built in the seventeenth century in Jacobean style by Robert Lyminge, with an interior completed in the Georgian style. The hall was later adapted by William Samwell and, later, James Paine. The hall was the home of the Windham and Ketton-Cremer families until the death of its last, heirless owner R. W. Ketton-Cremer when the property passed to the ownership of the National Trust. [7]

Notable residents

Governance

Felbrigg is part of the electoral ward of Roughton for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is North Norfolk, which has been represented by the Liberal Democrat Steff Aquarone MP since 2024.

War Memorial

Felbrigg War Memorial is a Latin Cross atop a square plinth with the inscription: '1914-1918.' [8] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: [9] [10]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
LCpl.James Thurston CdG 1st Bn., Border Regiment 1 Oct. 1918 Tyne Cot
LCpl.Ernest A. Lambert9th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 15 Sep. 1916 Guillemont Road Cemetery
P1CRobert W. CawstonNo. 1 Depot, Royal Air Force 15 Nov. 1918 Souvenir Cemetery
Pte.Hugh A. Snowie5th Bn., Cameron Highlanders 23 Jul. 1918 Ploegsteert Memorial
Pte.Charles F. Lawrence1st Bn., Royal Munster Fusiliers 28 May 1915 Helles Memorial
Pte.Harry Durant1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment 26 Oct. 1917 Tyne Cot
Pte.James D. Kettle2nd Bn., Norfolk Regt.22 Apr. 1916 Basra Memorial
Pte.Harry Ward1/5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.19 Apr. 1917 Jerusalem Memorial
Pte.George H. Lawrence7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.27 Mar. 1918 Serre Road Cemetery
Pte.John R. Grimes9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.7 Oct. 1915 Menin Gate
Pte.Charles Kettle9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.15 Sep. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.William Lambert27th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers 20 Apr. 1918 Ploegsteert Memorial

Furthermore, there is a memorial to the following soldier who was killed during the Battle of Crete during the Second World War inside St. Margaret's Church:

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
FORichard T. W. Ketton-Cremer No. 30 Squadron RAF 31 May 1941 Alamein Memorial

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References

  1. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "MNF33827 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Felbrigg | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Felbrigg (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, Felbrigg - 1373643 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "MNF6633 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Felbrigg War Memorial, Felbrigg - 1452802 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Felbrigg". www.roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Geograph:: Earlham to Erpingham :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 27 January 2025.

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