Framingham Pigot is located 6.4 miles (10.3km) north-west of Loddon and 3.9 miles (6.3km) south-east of Norwich, along the A146 between Norwich and Lowestoft.
History
Framingham Earl's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the village or homestead of Fram's people. The addition of 'Pigot' was added due to the fact the village was part of the estates of the Picot family in the 13th century.[1]
It is likely that a Roman road passed through Framingham Pigot, going eastwards from Venta Icenorum.[2]
During the Napoleonic Wars, the Gull pub was a meeting place for the officers of the Norfolk Militia who held training exercises on nearby Bramerton Common.[4]
Framingham Hall was a manor-house built in the parish in the 18th century, with the wooded grounds around the hall being planted by the Rigby family. The hall was demolished in the 1970s.[5]
Geography
According to the 2021 census, Framingham Pigot has a total population of 168 people which demonstrates an increase from the 153 people listed in the 2011 census.[6]
Framingham Pigot's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and dates from the Nineteenth Century. St. Andrew's is located within the village on 'The Street and has been Grade II listed since 1988.[7] The church still holds services on a sporadic basis.[8]
Framingham Pigot has two remaining public houses, the Old Feathers and the Gull Inn. The Highway Nursery, a garden centre, is also located in the parish.
Framingham Pigot's war memorials are a set of carved marble plaques in St. Andrew's Church. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:[10]
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