Hunworth
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Hunworth is a village within the civil parish of Stody
in the English
county
of Norfolk
. The village is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) east-north-east of the town of Fakenham
, 12.6 miles (20.3 km) west-south-west of Cromer
and 125 miles (201.2 km) north-north-east of London
. The nearest town is Holt
which lies 3.4 miles (5.5 km) north of the village. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham
for the Bittern Line
which runs between Sheringham
, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport
. The village is situated on the road between Holt and Briston
. The parish of Stody, within which Hunworth is located, had, in the 2001 census
, a population of 101. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district
of North Norfolk
.
of 1085. In the great book Edgefield is recorded by the name of Hunaworda, Huneworda or Huneworde . The parish is Kings land with main landholders being Alstan, who had been the pre-conquest holder, and his main tenant is said to be Ribald from count Alan and Walter Gifford. There is said to be 4½ Mills. In the Domesday survey fractions were used to indicate that the entry, in this case a Mill, was situated within more than one parish.
. The earthworks have a diameter of 95 metres (311.7 ft) which forms an incomplete ring. The penannular earthwork consist of an inner bank, a ditch and a slight counterscarp bank. At it highest part the bank is 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) above ground level. During excavations carried out in 1965 traces of a possible timber revetment were found which may have been constructed as part of an enclosure. This site is described as a Timber castle and probably Norman. The earthworks are a scheduled monument protected by law.
there stands a statue of Saint Lawrence
holding his Gridiron
. Lawrence is said to have been martyred on a gridiron
. During his torture Lawrence cried out "This side’s done, turn me over and have a bite." ["Assum est, inquit, versa et manduca."]. The statue stands in a 12 inch niche
cut on the angle of a 14th century window on the north east side of the building. The chancel
was rebuilt in the 1850s and within it there hangs a Turkish
sanctuary lamp made from bronze
filigree
. Local folklaw says that this lamp was once the property of Florence Nightingale
. To the outside of the church there is a 12 century tower. On the south elevation there is a Saxon window which was discovered only in the 1960s giving an idea of the age of this building.
stands on the river Glaven
and the building seen today dates from the 1750s. There has been a mill on the site for even longer with records showing milling dues being paid to Edward the Confessor
. The building is constructed from Norfolk red brick and flint and has a pantiled roof. When the mill was sold in 1974 it had been unused for forty years and all its machinery was intact. It has since been renovated into a dwelling and is a grade II listed mill house.
Stody
Stody is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is west south west of Cromer, north north west of Norwich and north north east of London. The village lies south west of the town of Holt.The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which...
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
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
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...
. The village is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) east-north-east of the town of Fakenham
Fakenham
Fakenham is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, some north east of King's Lynn, south west of Cromer, and north west of Norwich....
, 12.6 miles (20.3 km) west-south-west of Cromer
Cromer
Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish in north Norfolk, England. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is in Holt Road in the town. The town is situated 23 miles north of the county town, Norwich, and is 4 miles east of Sheringham...
and 125 miles (201.2 km) north-north-east of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The nearest town is Holt
Holt, Norfolk
Holt is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The town is north of the city of Norwich, west of Cromer and east of King's Lynn. The town is on the route of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. The nearest railway station is in the town of Sheringham where access to the...
which lies 3.4 miles (5.5 km) north of the village. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham
Sheringham railway station
Sheringham railway station is a timber halt in the town of Sheringham in the English county of Norfolk. The station is the terminus of the Bittern Line, operated by National Express East Anglia, and is 49 km north of...
for the Bittern Line
Bittern Line
The Bittern Line is a railway line from Norwich to Cromer then Sheringham in Norfolk, England. It is one of the most scenic in the East of England traversing the Norfolk Broads on its route to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the North Norfolk Coast. The line is part of the Network Rail...
which runs between Sheringham
Sheringham
Sheringham is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, west of Cromer.The motto of the town, granted in 1953 to the Sheringham Urban District Council, is Mare Ditat Pinusque Decorat, Latin for "The sea enriches and the pine adorns"....
, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport
Norwich International Airport
Norwich International Airport , also known as Norwich Airport, is an airport in the City of Norwich within Norfolk, England north of the city centre and on the edge of the city's suburbs....
. The village is situated on the road between Holt and Briston
Briston
Briston is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is east north east of the town of Fakenham, west south west of Cromer, north north west of the city of Norwich, and north north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern...
. The parish of Stody, within which Hunworth is located, had, in 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....
, a population of 101. For the purposes of local government, the parish 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 North Norfolk
North Norfolk
North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, United Kingdom. Its council is based in Cromer. The council headquarters can be found approximately out of the town of Cromer on the Holt Road.-History:...
.
History
Hunworth has an entry in the Domesday BookDomesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
of 1085. In the great book Edgefield is recorded by the name of Hunaworda, Huneworda or Huneworde . The parish is Kings land with main landholders being Alstan, who had been the pre-conquest holder, and his main tenant is said to be Ribald from count Alan and Walter Gifford. There is said to be 4½ Mills. In the Domesday survey fractions were used to indicate that the entry, in this case a Mill, was situated within more than one parish.
Castle Hill
On the north east of the village there are the remains of medieval ringworks. These remains are situateted on the spur of a hill and overlook the village strategically commanding two crossing points on the river GlavenRiver Glaven
The River Glaven is 10½ miles long and flows through picturesque North Norfolk countryside. Rising from a tiny headwater in Bodham the river starts just 2 miles before Selbrigg Pond where three streams combine at the outfall...
. The earthworks have a diameter of 95 metres (311.7 ft) which forms an incomplete ring. The penannular earthwork consist of an inner bank, a ditch and a slight counterscarp bank. At it highest part the bank is 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) above ground level. During excavations carried out in 1965 traces of a possible timber revetment were found which may have been constructed as part of an enclosure. This site is described as a Timber castle and probably Norman. The earthworks are a scheduled monument protected by law.
The parish church of Saint Lawrence
The parish church at Hunworth has a very stark interior with tall whitewashed walls which reach up to the arch-braced roof. The only wall tablet is dedicted to the men who did not return from the First World War. In the naveNave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
there stands a statue of Saint Lawrence
Saint Lawrence
Lawrence of Rome was one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome who were martyred during the persecution of Valerian in 258.- Holy Chalice :...
holding his Gridiron
Gridiron (cooking)
A gridiron is a metal grate with parallel bars typically used for grilling meat, fish, vegetables, or combinations of such foods. It may also be two such grids, hinged to fold together, to securely hold food while grilling over an open flame.-Development:...
. Lawrence is said to have been martyred on a gridiron
Gridiron (cooking)
A gridiron is a metal grate with parallel bars typically used for grilling meat, fish, vegetables, or combinations of such foods. It may also be two such grids, hinged to fold together, to securely hold food while grilling over an open flame.-Development:...
. During his torture Lawrence cried out "This side’s done, turn me over and have a bite." ["Assum est, inquit, versa et manduca."]. The statue stands in a 12 inch niche
Niche (architecture)
A niche in classical architecture is an exedra or an apse that has been reduced in size, retaining the half-dome heading usual for an apse. Nero's Domus Aurea was the first semi-private dwelling that possessed rooms that were given richly varied floor plans, shaped with niches and exedras;...
cut on the angle of a 14th century window on the north east side of the building. The chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
was rebuilt in the 1850s and within it there hangs a Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
sanctuary lamp made from bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
filigree
Filigree
Filigree is a delicate kind of jewellery metalwork made with twisted threads usually of gold and silver or stitching of the same curving motifs. It often suggests lace, and in recent centuries remains popular in Indian and other Asian metalwork, and French from 1660 to the late 19th century...
. Local folklaw says that this lamp was once the property of Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale OM, RRC was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician. She came to prominence for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night...
. To the outside of the church there is a 12 century tower. On the south elevation there is a Saxon window which was discovered only in the 1960s giving an idea of the age of this building.
Hunworth Hall
Hunworth hall was built in 1699 For Edmund Britliffe. It is constructed over two storeys and is of rendered brickwork. Two the front elevation there are six bays with a central doorcase with pilasters which are a later addition from circa 18th century. The brick and flint barn north of the hall, which also dates from the 18th century, has Britliffe’s initials set into the wall. Another barn to further north dates to about 1700 and seems to have started as a house, been converted to a stock-house, then back to a house.Hunworth watermill
Hunworth watermillWatermill
A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
stands on the river Glaven
River Glaven
The River Glaven is 10½ miles long and flows through picturesque North Norfolk countryside. Rising from a tiny headwater in Bodham the river starts just 2 miles before Selbrigg Pond where three streams combine at the outfall...
and the building seen today dates from the 1750s. There has been a mill on the site for even longer with records showing milling dues being paid to Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor also known as St. Edward the Confessor , son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066....
. The building is constructed from Norfolk red brick and flint and has a pantiled roof. When the mill was sold in 1974 it had been unused for forty years and all its machinery was intact. It has since been renovated into a dwelling and is a grade II listed mill house.