Grimston, Norfolk
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Grimston is a civil parish
in the English county of Norfolk
approximately 6 miles north-east of King's Lynn
.
It covers an area of 18.08 km² (7 sq mi) and had a population of 1,952 in 823 households as of the 2001 census
.
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district
of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
.
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The village is just a few miles away from the Royal family's residence at Sandringham
.
The village was built on a spring line
and a Roman villa
was found near Watery Lane in the late 19th century. Subsequently Roman villa
s were found in the neighbouring villas of Gayton Thorpe and Well Hall to the South and Congham and Appleton the North. Some red bricks from the Villa were re-used in the church, on buttresses and on the South Wall.
Grimston, and particularly the nearby hamlet of Pott Row
were quite significant centres of pottery production from the 11th to 16th centuries and important suppliers of this to Scandinavia
. Grimstonware finds have also been made in Italy and Spain. Pots often had faces carved just under the rim. Some of these can be seen in local Museums including the Castle Museum, Norwich.
The Grade I listed Church of St.Botolph has late Saxon or early Norman origins, largely extended in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Adam Thorowgood (Adam Thoroughgood) was born in Grimston in July 1604. He was a prominent Virginia settler in the 1620s, naming the city of Norfolk after his home county and the district of Thoroughgood in Virginia Beach is named after him, and a house he built there is open as a museum. He died in 1640.
There was once a nearby station, known as Grimston Road
, which is now closed.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the English 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...
approximately 6 miles north-east of King's Lynn
King's Lynn
King's Lynn is a sea port and market town in the ceremonial county of Norfolk in the East of England. It is situated north of London and west of Norwich. The population of the town is 42,800....
.
It covers an area of 18.08 km² (7 sq mi) and had a population of 1,952 in 823 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....
.
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district and borough in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn.-History:...
.
Sandringham House
Sandringham House is a country house on of land near the village of Sandringham in Norfolk, England. The house is privately owned by the British Royal Family and is located on the royal Sandringham Estate, which lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.-History and current...
.
The village was built on a spring line
Spring line settlement
Spring line settlements occur where a ridge of permeable rock lies over impermeable rock and there will be a line of springs along the boundary between the two layers....
and a Roman villa
Villa
A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,...
was found near Watery Lane in the late 19th century. Subsequently Roman villa
Roman villa
A Roman villa is a villa that was built or lived in during the Roman republic and the Roman Empire. A villa was originally a Roman country house built for the upper class...
s were found in the neighbouring villas of Gayton Thorpe and Well Hall to the South and Congham and Appleton the North. Some red bricks from the Villa were re-used in the church, on buttresses and on the South Wall.
Grimston, and particularly the nearby hamlet of Pott Row
Pott Row
Pott Row is an expanding village near King's Lynn, Norfolk.Pott Row and the nearby village of Grimston were quite significant centres of pottery production from the 11th to 16th centuries and important suppliers of this to Scandinavia. Pots often had faces carved just under the rim...
were quite significant centres of pottery production from the 11th to 16th centuries and important suppliers of this to Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
. Grimstonware finds have also been made in Italy and Spain. Pots often had faces carved just under the rim. Some of these can be seen in local Museums including the Castle Museum, Norwich.
The Grade I listed Church of St.Botolph has late Saxon or early Norman origins, largely extended in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Adam Thorowgood (Adam Thoroughgood) was born in Grimston in July 1604. He was a prominent Virginia settler in the 1620s, naming the city of Norfolk after his home county and the district of Thoroughgood in Virginia Beach is named after him, and a house he built there is open as a museum. He died in 1640.
There was once a nearby station, known as Grimston Road
Grimston railway station
Grimston was a railway station serving Grimston in the English county of Leicestershire. It was opened on the Midland Railway route between London and Nottingham via Corby...
, which is now closed.