Guist
| Guist | |
|---|---|
 St. Andrew's Church | |
  Guist Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 11.54 sq mi (29.9 km2) |
| Population | 267 (2021 census) |
| • Density | 23/sq mi (8.9/km2) |
| OS grid reference | TF999255 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DEREHAM |
| Postcode district | NR20 |
| Dialling code | 01362 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Guist (/ˈɡaɪst/) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish also includes the nearby hamlet of Twyford.
Guist is located 7.6 miles (12.2 km) north of Dereham and 18 miles (29 km) north-west of Norwich.
History
[edit]Guist's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Gaega's dwelling.[1]
In the Domesday Book, Guist is listed as a settlement of 29 households in the hundred of Wayland. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of King William I, William de Warenne, Roger Bigod, Ralph Baynard and John, nephew of Waleran.[2]
There is a disused lime kiln in Guist that was built between 1814 and 1846.[3]
In 1929, the whole village was re-built as a model village under the instruction of Sir Thomas Cook MP, the Lord of Sennowe Park.[4]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2021 census, Guist has a population of 267 people which shows an increase from the 250 people recorded in the 2011 census.[5]
Guist is located at the junction of the A1067, between Fakenham and Norwich, and the B1110, between Holt and Dereham. The majority of the village is part of the Sennowe Park Estate.
St. Andrew's Church
[edit]Guist's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and dates from the Sixteenth Century. St. Andrew's is located within the village on Norwich Road and has been Grade II listed since 1960.[6] The church still holds Sunday services every week and is part of the Heart of Norfolk Benefice.[7]
The chancel of St. Andrew's was rebuilt in the 1880s by Herbert John Green in memory of John Norris Spurgeon who served as Vicar of the parish between 1861 and 1907.[8]
Governance
[edit]Guist is part of the electoral ward of Upper Wensum 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]Guist War Memorial is a stone obelisk with a plinth which lists the following names for the First World War:[9][10]
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Burial/Commemoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpl. | Charles Tipple | 1st Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment | 9 May 1915 | Le Touret Memorial |
| LCpl. | Ezra E. Eggleton | 23rd (County) Bn., London Regt. | 2 Sep. 1918 | Heilly Station Cemetery |
| LCpl. | James F. Pilch | 9th Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 5 Nov. 1915 | Steenvoorde Cemetery |
| Pte. | James Nobbs | 8th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment | 19 Apr. 1917 | Loos Memorial |
| Pte. | Fred Smith | 8th Bn., Durham Light Infantry | 15 Mar. 1916 | Railway Dugouts Cemetery |
| Pte. | George D. Platten | 1st Bn., East Yorkshire Regiment | 20 Oct. 1914 | Ploegsteert Memorial |
| Pte. | William R. Palmer | 2nd Bn., Middlesex Regiment | 27 May 1915 | Soissons Memorial |
| Pte. | George R. Baldwin | 7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 30 Nov. 1917 | Cambrai Memorial |
| Pte. | Charles T. Farrow | 7th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 7 Nov. 1915 | Étaples Military Cemetery |
| Pte. | Frederick Nobes | 11th Bn., Queen's Royal Regiment | 3 May 1918 | Südfriedhof |
| Pte. | Percy Nobes | 8th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment | 16 Aug. 1917 | Tyne Cot |
| Rfn. | Arthur H. Palmer | 11th Bn., Rifle Brigade | 30 Nov. 1917 | Gouzeaucourt Cemetery |
The following names were added after the Second World War:
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Burial/Commemoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Lt. | Norman E. Parker | 6th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment | 26 Jan. 1942 | Kranji War Memorial |
| ASn. | Herbert G. Stanley | HMS Keith | 1 Jun. 1940 | Chatham Naval Memorial |
| Pte. | Geoffrey A. Turner | 1st Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment | 19 Apr. 1944 | Rangoon Memorial |
References
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- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Griston | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "mnf12553 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "mnf50295 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Guist (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, Guist (1306255)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Guist: Saint Andrew". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Historic England. "Guist War Memorial, Guist (1449569)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Geograph:: Garboldisham to Gunton :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2025.