Garvestone
| Garvestone | |
|---|---|
 St Margaret's Church, Garveston | |
  Garvestone Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 5.61 sq mi (14.5 km2) |
| Population | 743 (2021 census) |
| • Density | 132/sq mi (51/km2) |
| OS grid reference | TG025072 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR9 |
| Dialling code | 01362 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Garvestone (or Garveston) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Garvestone, Reymerston and Thuxton, in the Breckland district, in the English county of Norfolk.
Garvestone is located 3.8 miles (6.1 km) south-east of Dereham and 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Wymondham, on the upper reaches of the River Yare.
History
[edit]Garveston's name is of Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin, and derives from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for ‘Geirulfr's settlement or farmstead’.[1]
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Garveston is listed as a settlement of 27 households in the hundred of Mitford. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Henry de Ferrers.[2]
Parts of RAF Shipdham stray into Garvestone. The airfield was used by the American Eighth and Twelfth Air Forces during the Second World War.[3]
On 1 April 1935 the parishes of Reymerston and Thuxton were merged with Garveston,[4] on 4 August 1999 the merged parish was renamed "Garvestone, Reymerston & Thuxton".[5]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2021 census, Garvestone, Reymerston & Thuxton have a population of 743 people which shows an increase from the 660 people recorded in the 2011 census.[6]
Garvestone is located along the course of the River Yare.
St. Margaret's Church
[edit]Garvestone's parish church is dedicated to Saint Margaret the Virgin and dates from the Fourteenth Century. St. Margaret's is located within the village on Dereham Road and has been Grade II listed since 1960.[7] The church holds Sunday services once a month.[8]
St. Margaret's was heavily restored in the Victorian era but still boasts a font from the Fifteenth Century.[9]
Notable Residents
[edit]- Edward Wright- (1561–1615) mathematician and cartographer, born in Garvestone.
Governance
[edit]Garvestone is part of the electoral ward of Mattishall 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
[edit]Garvestone & Thuxton War Memorial is located in St. Margaret's Churchyard[10] and lists the following names for the First World War:[11]
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Burial/Commemoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgt. | Harry A. Newson | 59th Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery | 19 Jul. 1918 | Bienvillers Cemetery |
| LCpl. | Willie Read | 9th Bn., East Lancashire Regiment | 27 Feb. 1917 | Doiran Memorial |
| LCpl. | Sidney E. Jowlings | 7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 22 Nov. 1917 | Tincourt Cemetery |
| Gnr. | Algernon H. P. Easlea | 99th Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery | 19 Jan. 1918 | Chocques Cemetery |
| Pnr. | George E. Stocking | 8 (Foreway) Coy., Royal Engineers | 30 Sep. 1918 | Beuvry Cemetery |
| Pte. | Colin L. Whitehand | 8th Bn., East Surrey Regiment | 20 Nov. 1918 | Old Garrison Cemetery |
| Pte. | Jesse A. Ward | 13th Bn., Royal Fusiliers | 4 Oct. 1917 | Zantvoorde Cemetery |
| Pte. | Percy Howard | 12th Bn., Suffolk Regiment | 13 Jul. 1918 | Tourcoing Cemetery |
The following names were added after the Second World War:
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Burial/Commemoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSgt. | Ernest W. Greenwood | No. 83 (Bomber) Squadron RAF | 25 Apr. 1944 | Dürnbach Cemetery |
| Pte. | Cyril G. Softley | 4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment | 8 May 1943 | Kanchanaburi War Cemetery |
| Pte. | William G. Richardson | 5th Bn., Royal Norfolks | 23 Jan. 1942 | Kranji War Cemetery |
| Pte. | James Mann | 4th Bn., Seaforth Highlanders | 4 Jun. 1940 | Dunkirk Memorial |
References
[edit]- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Garveston | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "MNF2773 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Garveston AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Norfolk Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Garvestone, Reymerston and Thuxton (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, Garvestone, Reymerston and Thuxton - 1305274 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Garvestone St Margaret". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Norfolk Churches". norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Thuxton with Garvestone War Memorial, Garvestone, Reymerston and Thuxton - 1464649 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Geograph:: Garboldisham to Gunton :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
External links
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Media related to Garvestone at Wikimedia Commons