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Hedenham

Coordinates: 52°29′25″N 1°24′11″E / 52.49021°N 1.40312°E / 52.49021; 1.40312
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Hedenham
St. Peter's Church, Hedenham
Hedenham is located in Norfolk
Hedenham
Hedenham
Location within Norfolk
Area3.88 sq mi (10.0 km2)
Population237 (2021 census)
• Density61/sq mi (24/km2)
OS grid referenceTM311934
Civil parish
  • Hedenham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBUNGAY
Postcode districtNR35
Dialling code01508
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°29′25″N 1°24′11″E / 52.49021°N 1.40312°E / 52.49021; 1.40312

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

Hedenham is located 4.7 miles (7.6 km) south-west of Loddon and 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Norwich.

History

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Hedenham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the hamlet of Hedena.[1]

In the Domesday Book of 1086, Hedenham is listed as a settlement of 34 households in the hundred of Lodding. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Hugh d'Avranches, Earl of Chester.[2]

Parts of the parish made up RAF Seething, which was used by the 448th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War.[3]

Geography

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According to the 2021 census, Hedenham has a total population of 237 people which demonstrates a decrease from the 240 people listed in the 2011 census.[4]

St. Peter's Church

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Hedenham's parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and dates from the Fourteenth Century. St. Peter's is located within the village on Church Road and has been Grade I listed since 1987.[5] The church holds Sunday service once a month and is part of the Earsham Benefice.[6]

St. Peter's was restored in the Victorian era by Edward Tarver, who broke with the tradition of Victorian renovators by keeping most of the medieval memorials within the church. The church also features stained-glass installed by Samuel Yarrington and a set of royal arms from the reign of Queen Victoria.[7]

Governance

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Hedenham is part of the electoral ward of Ditchingham & Earsham for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is Waveney Valley which has been represented by the Green Party's Adrian Ramsay MP since 2024.

War Memorial

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Hedenham's war memorial is a set of marble plaques inside St. Peter's Church which lists the following names for the First World War:[8][9]

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Burial/Commemoration
LCpl. Ralph S. Fairhead 1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment 6 May 1915 Bailleul Cemetery
LCpl. Herbert J. Riches 7th Bn., Norfolk Regt. 14 Oct. 1917 Arras Memorial
Pte. Frederick G. Sampson 2nd Bn., Border Regiment 26 Oct. 1917 Tyne Cot
Pte. Bernard Marshall[a] 2nd Bn., Canadian Mounted Rifles 8 Oct. 1915 Ridge Wood Cemetery
Pte. Edgar Riches 1st Bn., Essex Regiment 9 May 1917 St. Peter's Churchyard
Pte. Edward W. Green 7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 11 Aug. 1918 Glageon Cemetery

The following names were added after the Second World War:

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Burial/Commemoration
PO George R. Tart[b] No. 10 Operational Training Unit 15 Oct. 1942 Runnymede Memorial
Gnr. Sydney A. Wreford 65 A.T. Regt., Royal Artillery 1 Jun. 1940 Adinkerke Military Cemetery
Pte. Percy W. Ainger 4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment 11 Feb. 1941 Kranji War Memorial

Footnotes

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Notes

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  1. ^ Private Marshall enlisted in Victoria, British Columbia and has previously fought with the XIX Hussars.
  2. ^ Pilot Officer Tart was lost after his Armstrong Whitley disappeared on an anti-submarine patrol.

References

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  1. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Hedenham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  3. ^ "MNF10466 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Hedenham (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  5. ^ "CHURCH OF ST PETER, Hedenham - 1304292 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Hedenham: St Peter's". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Hedenham". roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
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