Lamas, Norfolk

Lamas
Lamas Village Sign
Lamas Location within Norfolk
Civil parish	Buxton with Lamas
District	Broadland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Norwich
Postcode district	NR10
Dialling code	01603
UK Parliament	Broadland and Fakenham
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°45′00″N1°20′00″E / 52.75°N 1.3333°E / 52.75; 1.3333

Lamas (also spelled Lammas) is a village in the English county of Norfolk, within the civil parish of Buxton with Lamas.

Lamas is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-east of Aylsham and 9.8 miles (15.8 km) north of Norwich, along the River Bure.

Correct pronunciation

"Lammus" ^[1]

History

Lamas' name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for loam marsh. ^[2]

In the Domesday Book, Lamas is listed as a settlement of 3 households in the hundred of South Erpingham. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Ralph Beaufour. ^[3]

Old Lamas Hall was built in the Sixteenth Century and is still a private residence, being recently renovated. ^[4]

Lamas Hall, a separate building, was built in the late-Seventeenth Century and was expanded in the Nineteenth Century. ^[5]

St. Andrew's Church

Lamas' church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and dates from the Fourteenth Century. St. Andrew's is located on Mill Road and has been Grade II listed since 1961. ^[6] The church holds Sunday service once a month. ^[7]

St. Andrew's was largely re-built and extended in 1881 and features a set of royal arms from the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. ^[8]

Notable Residents

• Anna Sewell- (1820-1878) novelist, lived in Lamas.
• Walter Rye- (1843-1929) athlete and antiquary, lived in Lamas.

Governance

Lamas is part of the electoral ward of Buxton for local elections and is part of the district of Broadland.

The village's national constituency is Broadland and Fakenham which has been represented by the Conservative Party's Jerome Mayhew MP since 2019.

War Memorial

Lamas War Memorial is a wheel-headed cross memorial in St. Andrew's Churchyard which lists the following names for the First World War: ^{[9] [10]}

Rank	Name	Unit	Date of Death	Burial/Commemoration
Cpl.	John Arterton	2/7th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment	19 Aug. 1917	White House Cemetery
Pte.	Robert C. Quadling	8th Bn., Royal Fusiliers	18 Apr. 1917	Duisans British Cemetery
Pte.	Herbert J. Smith	2nd Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment	31 Jul. 1917	Menin Gate
Pte.	Fred Yaxley	1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment	27 May 1915	Menin Gate
Pte.	Albert Howes	9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	26 Sep. 1915	Loos Memorial

The following names were added after the Second World War:

Rank	Name	Unit	Date of Death	Burial/Commemoration
Pte.	John L. Smithson	2nd Bn., Essex Regiment	9 Jul. 1944	Bayeux War Cemetery
Pte.	Herbert R. Fielding	5th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment	1 Jul. 1943	Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
Pte.	William Carney	1st Bn., Welch Regiment	5 Oct. 1944	Cesena War Cemetery

The memorial also lists Miss Clara M. Staner who was killed by enemy action whilst at home in the Rectory Cottage, Lamas.

References

1. https://friendsofnorfolkdialect.com/portfolio-items/norfolk-placenames/
2. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
3. "Lamas | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
4. "mnf7626 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
5. "mnf7627 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
6. "CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, Buxton with Lammas - 1249960 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
7. "Lammas: St Andrew". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
8. "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
9. "Lammas with Little Hautbois War Memorial, Buxton with Lammas - 1451125 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
10. "Geograph:: Lakenham to Lyng :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2025.