Framingham Earl
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Framingham Earl is a small village situated south of Norwich
, in the English
county of Norfolk
. It is next to Poringland
and Framingham Pigot
. It covers an area of 2.56 km² (0.98842152599689 sq mi) and had a population of 834 in 354 households as of the 2001 census
.
Within Framingham Earl is Framingham Earl High School
, which is a Specialist Sports College. Sharing the same site is the newly-built Sports Centre which opened in early 2006 and provides a range of exercise classes and sports opportunities to the people of the surrounding villages as well as giving the school extra space to use for PE and dance lessons.
The village has two churches, the Methodist Church and the Church of St. Andrew. St. Andrew's is one of 124 existing round-tower church
es in Norfolk
. The plan of the church is beguilingly irregular, with the chancel decreasing in width towards the east end. A pilaster strip in in the south wall of the chancel curiously tapers with the narrow portion at the bottom: the whole building has a gnarled, irregular appearance which is a mark of Anglo-Saxon construction. Even the corners (quoins) are of flint, although these are somewhat larger on the whole than those built into the body of the walls. There is even, surprisingly, an attempt at herringbone-work, all in flint, and round splayed porthole windows dressed entirely in flints, not quite perfect circles.
The writer W.G. Sebald is buried in the churchyard of St. Andrew's.
Framingham Earl has a pub called The Railway Tavern and a shop called Indian Ocean, which sells fair trade
craft and furniture items.
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
. It is next to Poringland
Poringland
Poringland is a village in the constituency of South Norfolk, England. It covers an area of and had a population of 3,261 in 1,403 households as of the 2001 census....
and Framingham Pigot
Framingham Pigot
Framingham Pigot is a village in South Norfolk lying about 4 miles southeast of Norwich. In the 2001 census it contained 62 households and a population of 167. It covers an area of ....
. It covers an area of 2.56 km² (0.98842152599689 sq mi) and had a population of 834 in 354 households as of the 2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
.
Within Framingham Earl is Framingham Earl High School
Framingham Earl High School
Framingham Earl High School is located in Framingham Earl, Norfolk, England to the south of Norwich. It is a Secondary School with specialist Sports College status...
, which is a Specialist Sports College. Sharing the same site is the newly-built Sports Centre which opened in early 2006 and provides a range of exercise classes and sports opportunities to the people of the surrounding villages as well as giving the school extra space to use for PE and dance lessons.
The village has two churches, the Methodist Church and the Church of St. Andrew. St. Andrew's is one of 124 existing round-tower church
Round-tower church
Round-tower churches are a type of church found mainly in England, almost solely in East Anglia; of about 185 surviving examples in the country, 124 are in Norfolk, 38 in Suffolk, 6 in Essex, 3 in Sussex and 2 each in Cambridgeshire and Berkshire. There is evidence of about twenty round-tower...
es in Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
. The plan of the church is beguilingly irregular, with the chancel decreasing in width towards the east end. A pilaster strip in in the south wall of the chancel curiously tapers with the narrow portion at the bottom: the whole building has a gnarled, irregular appearance which is a mark of Anglo-Saxon construction. Even the corners (quoins) are of flint, although these are somewhat larger on the whole than those built into the body of the walls. There is even, surprisingly, an attempt at herringbone-work, all in flint, and round splayed porthole windows dressed entirely in flints, not quite perfect circles.
The writer W.G. Sebald is buried in the churchyard of St. Andrew's.
Framingham Earl has a pub called The Railway Tavern and a shop called Indian Ocean, which sells fair trade
Fair trade
Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries make better trading conditions and promote sustainability. The movement advocates the payment of a higher price to producers as well as higher social and environmental standards...
craft and furniture items.
External links
- Website with photos of Framingham Earl St Andrew, a round-tower churchRound-tower churchRound-tower churches are a type of church found mainly in England, almost solely in East Anglia; of about 185 surviving examples in the country, 124 are in Norfolk, 38 in Suffolk, 6 in Essex, 3 in Sussex and 2 each in Cambridgeshire and Berkshire. There is evidence of about twenty round-tower...
- Framingham Earl School