Hockham

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Hockham
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Hockham
Location within Norfolk
Area5.15 sq mi (13.3 km2)
Population635 (2021 census)
•  Density 123/sq mi (47/km2)
OS grid reference TL9534192573
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town THETFORD
Postcode district IP24
Dialling code 01953
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
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England
Norfolk
52°29′46″N0°52′34″E / 52.4961°N 0.8762°E / 52.4961; 0.8762

Hockham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The parish includes the villages of Great Hockham and Little Hockham.

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Hockham lies 8 miles (13 km) north east of Thetford and 24 miles (39 km) south west from Norwich.

History

Hockham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Hocca's homestead or village. [1]

In the Domesday Book, Hockham is listed as a settlement of 39 households in the hundred of Shropham. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Roger Bigod. [2]

Hockham Hall was built in 1702 by Philip Ryley and was built on the old site of a medieval tithe barn. [3]

There remains of the Royal Observer Corps Orlit post which has been vandalised since it was abandoned. [4]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Hockham has a population of 635 people which shows an increase from the 603 people recorded in the 2011 census. [5]

The A1075, between Thetford and Dereham, passes through Great Hockham.

Holy Trinity Church

Great Hockham's church is located just off Wretham Road and dates from the Fourteenth Century, having been Grade I listed since 1958. [6] The church no longer holds Sunday services. [7]

The church was restored in the 1950s and was once lavishly decorated, but these decorations were removed during the Reformation. Holy Trinity also features stained-glass depicting the Adoration of the Magi by Charles Eamer Kempe and Christ the Good Shepherd by E.R. Suffling. [8]

Governance

Great Hockham is part of the electoral ward of All Saints & Wayland for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.

The village's national constituency is Mid Norfolk which has been represented by the Conservative's George Freeman MP since 2010.

War Memorial

Great Hockham War Memorial is a tall marble cross located inside Holy Trinity Churchyard. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: [9] [10]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
LCpl.Frederick J. H. Gates1/4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 19 Apr. 1917 Gaza War Cemetery
A2CThomas A. Edwards9 Park, Royal Air Force 15 Feb. 1919 Maubeuge Cemetery
Gnr.Edward Burlingham168th Bde., Royal Field Artillery 30 Oct. 1917 Minty Farm Cemetery
Pte.Edward W. Church8th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment 19 Apr. 1917 Loos Memorial
Pte.George W. Matthews6th Bn., The Buffs 9 Aug. 1918 Franvillers Cemetery
Pte.Absolom Snowley1st Bn., Coldstream Guards 14 Sep. 1914 La Ferté Memorial
Pte.Arthur Oldfield2nd Bn., Coldstream Gds.30 Sep. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.John C. Bell17th Bn., Royal Fusiliers 30 Nov. 1917 Cambrai Memorial
Pte.Harry A. Bunnett2nd Bn., Grenadier Guards 31 Oct. 1914 Menin Gate
Pte.Thomas R. Teasel 15th (Civil Service) Bn., London Regt. 20 Sep. 1917 Perth Cemetery
Pte.Reginald E. Kerridge1st Bn., Middlesex Regiment 3 Nov. 1916 Grove Town Cemetery
Pte.Sydney A. Mason1/4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 19 Apr. 1917 Jerusalem Memorial
Pte.Leonard Matthews1/5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.21 Jul. 1915Holy Trinity Churchyard
Pte.George H. Ellis7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.5 Oct. 1915 Bethune Town Cemetery
Pte.George E. Frost7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.30 Mar. 1918 Condé Cemetery
Pte.H. William Church1st Bn., Wiltshire Regiment 25 Feb. 1919 Terlincthun Cemetery
Pte.Sidney H. Matthews10th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment 22 Mar. 1918 Arras Memorial

The following names were added after the Second World War:

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
Sgt.Harry Parker Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 4 Jun. 1943Holy Trinity Churchyard
ASn.Kenneth A. Smith HMS Pembroke 15 Jun. 1947Holy Trinity Churchyard
ASn.William A. J. PikeHMS Victory29 Jun. 1940Holy Trinity Churchyard
LACGeorge H. Grimwood Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 5 Mar. 1945Holy Trinity Churchyard
Rfn.Leonard A. Hawes2nd Bn., Royal Irish Rifles 2 Dec. 1943 Sangro River Cemetery

References

  1. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hockham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "mnf21180 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "mnf39523 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Hockham (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, Hockham - 1077572 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Great Hockham: Holy Trinity". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Great Hockham". roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Geograph:: Garboldisham to Gunton :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2025.

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