Haveringland

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Haveringland
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Haveringland
Location within Norfolk
Area4.65 sq mi (12.0 km2)
Population365 (2021 census)
  Density 78/sq mi (30/km2)
OS grid reference TG156205
Civil parish
  • Haveringland
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR10
Dialling code 01603
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°44′23″N1°11′37″E / 52.73983°N 1.19374°E / 52.73983; 1.19374

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

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Haveringland is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Aylsham and 8.1 miles (13.0 km) north-west of Norwich.

History

Haveringland's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the land of Haefer's people. [1]

In the Domesday Book, Haveringland is listed as a settlement of 22 households hundred of Eynesford. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Reginald, son of Ivo. [2]

In the Twelfth Century, a Augustinian Priory was founded in Haveringland, named for William of Norwich. There are no ruins of the Priory today. [3]

A pillory dating from 1804 still stands in the village. [4]

During the Second World War, parts of RAF Swannington were built in the parish which was used by No. 100 Group RAF. [5]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Haveringland has a population of 365 people which shows a decrease from the 283 people recorded in the 2011 census. [6]

St. Peter's Church

Haveringland's parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and is one of Norfolk's 124 remaining round-tower churches. St. Peter's has been Grade II listed since 1961. [7] [8] St. Peter's holds intermittent church services throughout the year. [9]

Governance

Haveringland is part of the electoral ward of Great Witchingham for local elections and is part of the district of Broadland.

The village's national constituency is Broadland and Fakenham which has been represented by the Conservative Party's Jerome Mayhew MP since 2019.

War Memorial

Haveringland's war memorial is a brass plaque inside St. Peter's Church which lists the following names for the First World War: [10]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
Pte.John S. Rust8th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 19 Jul. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.George Plunkett9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.28 Apr. 1917 St. Patrick's Cemetery
Pte.William G. Wilkinson9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.25 Dec. 1915 New Irish Farm Cemetery

References

  1. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  2. "Haveringland | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  3. "MNF7754 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  4. "MNF28447 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  5. "MNF7465 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  6. "Haveringland (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  7. "PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER, Haveringland - 1372948 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  8. "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  9. "Haveringland: St Peter". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  10. "Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2025.

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