Hempstead, near Holt, Norfolk

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There is also a village called Hempstead near Stalham, also in North Norfolk.
Hempstead
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Hempstead
Location within Norfolk
Area2.78 sq mi (7.2 km2)
Population173 (2021 census)
•  Density 62/sq mi (24/km2)
OS grid reference TG105370
Civil parish
  • Hempstead
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HOLT
Postcode district NR25
Dialling code 01263
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
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UK
England
Norfolk
52°53′28″N1°07′37″E / 52.8912°N 1.127°E / 52.8912; 1.127

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

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Hempstead is located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) south-east of Holt and 20 miles (32 km) north of Norwich.

History

Hempstead's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the steading where hemp is cultivated. [1]

In the Domesday Book, Hempstead is listed as a settlement of 17 households in the hundred of Holt. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of King William I and William de Beaufeu. [2]

Hempstead Hall dates from the Seventeenth Century but was built upon the site of an earlier hall from the Elizabethan era. [3] During the Fifteenth Century, the hall was the seat of the Stapleton family who later passed it to the Calthorpe family.[ citation needed ]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Hempstead has a population of 173 people which shows a decrease from the 177 people recorded in the 2011 census. [4]

All Saints' Church

Hempstead's parish church dates from the Fourteenth Century. All Saints' is located within the village on The Street and has been Grade II listed since 1960. [5] The church holds regular Sunday service and is part of the Matlaske Benefice. [6]

All Saints' has a thatched roof that was completed in the 1930s whilst inside there is an Art Nouveau lectern with a large stained-glass window dating from the 1880s by W.H. Constable. [7]

Governance

Hempstead is part of the electoral ward of Gresham 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

Hempstead's war memorial is a framed document inside All Saints' Church which lists the following names for the First World War: [8]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
Lt.Joseph H. Morgan British Red Cross 17 Mar. 1917Unknown
Pte.William T. Hicks2nd Bn., Norfolk Regiment 31 Mar. 1916 Kirkee War Cemetery
Pte.James West5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.26 May 1915All Saints' Church
Spr.Samuel Lowe1st Coy., Royal Engineers 26 Apr. 1915 Helles Memorial

References

  1. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hempstead | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "mnf13445 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Hempstead (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Hempstead - 1049211 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hempstead: All Saints". www.achurchnearyou.com. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2025.

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