Kempstone

For other uses, see Kempstone (disambiguation).

Kempstone
Track to Kempstone Cottages
Kempstone Location within Norfolk
Area	1.28 sq mi (3.3 km2)
OS grid reference	TF8827815999
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	King's Lynn
Postcode district	PE32
Dialling code	01328
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°42′32″N0°47′08″E / 52.7089°N 0.7856°E / 52.7089; 0.7856

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

Kempston is located 6.7 miles (10.8 km) north-west of Dereham and 22 miles (35 km) west of Norwich.

History

Kempstone's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Cymi's farmstead. ^[1]

In the Domesday Book, Kempstone is listed as a settlement of 9 households in the hundred of Laundich. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of William de Warenne. ^[2]

Geography

Due to its small size, separate population statistics are not available for Kempstone as it is amalgamated with Great Dunham. ^[3]

St. Paul's Church

The ruins of St Paul's church

The ruins of St. Paul's Church, which formerly served the parish, are within the parish. The church collapsed in the 1950s. ^{[4] [5]}

Governance

Kempstone is part of the electoral ward of Launditch for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.

The village's national constituency is South West Norfolk which has been represented by Labour's Terry Jermy MP since 2024.

References

1. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
2. "Kempston | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
3. "Kempstone (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
4. "mnf4092 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
5. "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2025.

External links

Media related to Kempstone at Wikimedia Commons