Haveringland

Haveringland
St. Peter's Church
Haveringland Location within Norfolk
Area	4.65 sq mi (12.0 km2)
Population	365 (2021 census)
•  Density	78/sq mi (30/km2)
OS grid reference	TG156205
Civil parish	Haveringland
District	Broadland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR10
Dialling code	01603
UK Parliament	Broadland and Fakenham
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.

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

Correct pronunciation

"Haverland" ^{[1] [2]}

History

Haveringland's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the land of Haefer's people. ^[3]

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. ^[4]

In the Twelfth Century, a Augustinian Priory was founded in Haveringland, named for William of Norwich. There are no ruins of the Priory today. ^[5]

A pillory dating from 1804 still stands in the village. ^[6] The Parish was also the location Haveringland Hall, Norfolk, built for Edward Fellowes, 1st Baron de Ramsey between 1839 and 1843. The House was requisitioned during the Second World War, and parts of RAF Swannington were built in the parish which was used by No. 100 Group RAF. ^[7] Following the end of the War Haveringland Hall was demolished in 1947. ^[8]

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. ^[9]

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. ^{[10] [11]} St. Peter's holds intermittent church services throughout the year. ^[12]

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: ^[13]

Rank	Name	Unit	Date of Death	Burial/Commemoration
Pte.	John S. Rust	8th Bn., Norfolk Regiment	19 Jul. 1916	Thiepval Memorial
Pte.	George Plunkett	9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	28 Apr. 1917	St. Patrick's Cemetery
Pte.	William G. Wilkinson	9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	25 Dec. 1915	New Irish Farm Cemetery

References

1. Hales, J. and Bennertt, W. "Looking at Norfolk" (October 1971), Charles M. Veal & Company
2. https://friendsofnorfolkdialect.com/portfolio-items/norfolk-placenames/
3. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
4. "Haveringland | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
5. "MNF7754 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
6. "MNF28447 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
7. "MNF7465 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
8. "Haveringland Hall". Lost Heritage: England's Lost Country Houses. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
9. "Haveringland (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
10. "PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER, Haveringland - 1372948 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
11. "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
12. "Haveringland: St Peter". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
13. "Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 13 April 2025.

External links

Media related to Haveringland at Wikimedia Commons

• St Peter's on the European Round Tower Churches Website