Grimston, and the nearby hamlet of Pott Row, were significant centres of pottery production from the 11th to 16th centuries, and important suppliers of this to Scandinavia. Grimstonware has been found as far afield as Italy and Spain. Pots often had faces carved just under the rim. Some of these can be seen in local museums including the Castle Museum, Norwich.[4]
The parish also includes the deserted medieval settlement of Wyveling, which was probably abandoned due to the ravages of the Black Death.[5]
Geography
According to the 2021 census, Grimston has a population of 2,020 people which shows an increase from the 1,980 people listed in the 2011 census.[6]
Grimston's parish church is dedicated to Saint Botolph and dates from the Thirteenth Century. St. Botolph's is located within the village on Gayton Road and has been Grade I listed since 1960.[7] The church no longer holds Sunday services but is part of the Gayton, Grimston & Great Massingham Benefice.[8]
St. Botolph's has an impressive collection of medieval bench-ends and a stained-glass window installed in 1851 by the workshop of Michael O'Connor depicting Saint Paul before Herod Agrippa.[9]
The village's national constituency is North West Norfolk which has been represented by the Conservative's James Wild MP since 2010.
War Memorial
Grimston War Memorial is a tall stone wheel cross in St. Botolph's Churchyard which was restored in 1990.[10] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:[11][12]
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