Hunworth

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Hunworth
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St. Lawrence's Church
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Hunworth
Location within Norfolk
OS grid reference TG0635
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HOLT
Postcode district NR25
Dialling code 01263
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Norfolk
52°52′39″N1°04′08″E / 52.87742°N 1.06889°E / 52.87742; 1.06889

Hunworth is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stody, in the English county of Norfolk.

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Hunworth is located 11.5 miles (18.5 km) east-north-east of the town of Fakenham and 20 miles (32 km) north-west of Norwich.

Correct pronunciation

"Honey (locally)" [1] ; "Hunny" [2]

History

Hunworth's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Huna's enclosure. [3]

In the Domesday Book, Hunworth is listed as a settlement of 11 households in the hundred of Holt. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of King William I, Count Alan of Brittany and Walter Giffard. [4]

A motte-and-bailey castle was built in Hunworth after the Norman Conquest of which only earthworks remain. [5]

Hunworth Hall was built 1699 for Edmund Britliffe, a courtier to King William III. [6] [7]

Hunworth Watermill was built in 1815 on the River Glaven, though it was built on the site of a mill that had stood since Anglo-Saxon times. The mill was badly flooded in 2023, though it is still apparently in working order. [8] [9]

Geography

The River Glaven runs through the village.

St. Lawrence's Church

Hunworth's church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and dates from the Twelfth Century. St. Lawrence's is located on Stody Road and has been Grade II listed since 1987. [10] The church holds occasional Sunday service. [11]

St. Lawrence's was gradually expanded throughout the medieval period and was restored during the Victorian era. The church holds a memorial to Edmund Britliffe, the builder of Hunworth Hall. [12]

Governance

Hunworth is part of the electoral ward of Stody 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

Hunworth's war memorial is a framed plaque inside St. Lawrence's Church which lists the following names for the First World War: [13]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
Sjt.Robert S. Ironside DCM 120th Bty., Royal Field Artillery 9 Nov. 1914 Bailleul Cemetery
Pte.Herbert C. BuckleMA Depot, Army Service Corps 30 Aug. 1916 Hadra War Cemetery
Pte.George W. Buckle4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 19 Apr. 1917 Gaza War Cemetery
Pte.George Williamson4th Bn., Norfolk Regt.11 Dec. 1917 Ramleh War Cemetery
Pte.Horace Rudd8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.19 Jul. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.William G. Peck1st Bn., York and Lancaster Regt. 23 Aug. 1915 Westouter Churchyard

References

  1. ↑ Hales, J. and Bennett, W. "Looking at Norfolk" (October 1971), Charles N. Veal & Company
  2. ↑ https://www.literarynorfolk.co.uk/norfolk_place_names.htm
  3. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Hunworth | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "MNF1059 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hunworth-Hall - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "HUNWORTH HALL, Stody - 1152900 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Norfolk Mills - Hunworth watermill". www.norfolkmills.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "MNF6530 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, Stody - 1049189 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Hunworth, St Lawrence". www.achurchnearyou.com. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2025.

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