Knapton

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Knapton
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Knapton
Location within Norfolk
Area2.24 sq mi (5.8 km2)
Population389 (2021 census)
•  Density 174/sq mi (67/km2)
OS grid reference TG305340
•  London 134 miles (216 km)
Civil parish
  • Knapton
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORTH WALSHAM
Postcode district NR28
Dialling code 01263
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
UK Parliament
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UK
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Norfolk
52°51′N1°25′E / 52.85°N 1.42°E / 52.85; 1.42

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

Contents

Knapton is located 8.9 miles (14.3 km) south-east of Cromer and 19.4 miles (31.2 km) north-east of Norwich, along the B1145.

Correct pronunciation

"Napt’n" [the emphasis is placed upon the noun in the first syllable] [1]

History

Knapton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Cnapa's farmstead. [2]

In the Domesday Book, Knapton is listed as a settlement of 32 households in the hundred of North Erpingham. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of William de Warenne. [3]

New Hall was built in the village in 1800 and is now a hotel. [4] Knapton House was built around the same period. [5]

In 1943, a Bristol Blenheim crashed in the parish. The crew escaped and one of the propellers have been subsequently recovered. [6]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Knapton has a population of 389 people which shows an increase from the 364 people recorded in the 2011 census. [7]

Church of St. Peter & St. Paul

Knapton's parish church is jointly dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul and dates from the Fourteenth Century. The church is located on 'The Street' and has been Grade I listed since 1955. [8] The church is no longer open for Sunday service and has received several grants from the National Churches Trust. [9]

The church holds one of the widest double hammerbeam roofs in England, which is complete with carved angels at the end of the beams. The church was restored in the Victorian era by George Gilbert Scott and holds an ornate font cover which was built in the Palladian. [10]

Notable Residents

Governance

Knapton is part of the electoral ward of Trunch 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

Knapton War Memorial is a rough-hewn stone cross in the Churchyard of Saint Peter and Saint Paul which lists the following names for the First World War: [11] [12] [13]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
2Lt.Douglas Lambert6th Bn., The Buffs 13 Oct. 1915 Loos Memorial
Sjt.Tom C. Barcham7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 12 Oct. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Dvr.Robert C. Yaxley45th Bty., Royal Field Artillery 1 May 1917 Duisans British Cemetery
Pte.Albert J. Mace7th Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment 22 Mar. 1918 Hermies Hill Cemetery
Pte.Percy W. Swann1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment 23 Apr. 1917 Arras Memorial
Pte.George Turner8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.19 Jul. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte.George Wild7th Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment 9 Aug. 1918 Vis-en-Artois Memorial

The following names were added after the Second World War:

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
FOThomas R. R. Wood DFC No. 115 Sqdn. RAF (Wellington) 3 Jun. 1942 Becklingen War Cemetery
Cpl.Frederick Watts Royal Ulster Rifles 14 Jan. 1945 Imphal War Cemetery
Rfn.Sydney E. Woollsey7th Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps 26 May 1940 Les Hemmes Churchyard

References

  1. ↑ https://friendsofnorfolkdialect.com/portfolio-items/norfolk-placenames/ (text and recorded audio)
  2. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Knapton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "MNF11567 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "MNF31156 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "MNF49493 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Knapton (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, Knapton - 1306264 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Knapton St Peter and St Paul | National Churches Trust". www.nationalchurchestrust.org. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Knapton War Memorial, Knapton - 1437866 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Geograph:: Ickburgh to Knapton :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Knapton". roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.

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