Kirby Bedon
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Kirby Bedon is a small village in South Norfolk
which lies approximately 3½ miles (5½ km) southeast of Norwich
on the road to Bramerton
. It covers an area of 7.82 km² (3 sq mi) and had a population of 186 in 77 households as of the 2001 census
.
It has two churches, the ruined round-towered
St Mary's Church and, standing opposite, St Andrew's church, which is still in use. St Andrew's contains a plaque erected by parishioners in memory of four crew members of "Broad and High", an American B-24 Liberator
bomber who were killed when it crashed near the church on 18 August 1944 as it returned to Rackheath
from a raid on Germany
.
Kirby Bedon Church Hall is the home venue for Kirby Bedon Short Mat Bowls Club, a very successful side who have won the Norfolk Summer League on many occasions as well as many other cups and titles. It once had a much loved village school which opened on 24 June 1878 and closed for the last time on 26 July 1978, another innocent victim of the drive to close small village schools in the belief that children would thrive better at larger schools.
Kirby Bedon no longer has a pub; the Stracey Arms on the main road from Norwich to Bramerton closed in 1967, though is now a Caravan Club
certified location.
Kirby Bedon is linked to Norwich by bus route 001 operated by Anglian Coaches providing six services a day into Norwich
and to the neighbouring villages of Bramerton, Surlingham
and Rockland St Mary. (timetable)
South Norfolk
South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton.-History:The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Diss Urban District, Wymondham Urban District, Depwade Rural District, Forehoe and Henstead...
which lies approximately 3½ miles (5½ km) southeast of Norwich
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...
on the road to Bramerton
Bramerton
Bramerton is a village in South Norfolk 4¾ miles south-east of Norwich, just north of the main A146 Norwich-Lowestoft road and on the south bank of the River Yare. In the 2001 census it contained 158 households and a population of 350.-The village:...
. It covers an area of 7.82 km² (3 sq mi) and had a population of 186 in 77 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....
.
It has two churches, the ruined round-towered
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...
St Mary's Church and, standing opposite, St Andrew's church, which is still in use. St Andrew's contains a plaque erected by parishioners in memory of four crew members of "Broad and High", an American B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California. It was known within the company as the Model 32, and a small number of early models were sold under the name LB-30, for Land Bomber...
bomber who were killed when it crashed near the church on 18 August 1944 as it returned to Rackheath
RAF Rackheath
RAF Rackheath is a former World War II RAF station airfield in England . The field is located 5 miles NE of Norwich in Norfolk between Rackheath and Salhouse.-USAAF use:...
from a raid on Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Kirby Bedon Church Hall is the home venue for Kirby Bedon Short Mat Bowls Club, a very successful side who have won the Norfolk Summer League on many occasions as well as many other cups and titles. It once had a much loved village school which opened on 24 June 1878 and closed for the last time on 26 July 1978, another innocent victim of the drive to close small village schools in the belief that children would thrive better at larger schools.
Kirby Bedon no longer has a pub; the Stracey Arms on the main road from Norwich to Bramerton closed in 1967, though is now a Caravan Club
Caravan Club
The Caravan Club is an organisation representing caravanners in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1907 and now represents nearly 1 million members.-History:...
certified location.
Kirby Bedon is linked to Norwich by bus route 001 operated by Anglian Coaches providing six services a day into Norwich
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...
and to the neighbouring villages of Bramerton, Surlingham
Surlingham
Surlingham is a village and civil parish in South Norfolk situated on the Broads. It lies approximately 6½ miles south-east of Norwich on the south bank of the River Yare between Bramerton and Rockland St Mary. In the 2001 census it contained 266 households and a population of 637...
and Rockland St Mary. (timetable)
External links
- Ordnance Survey Pathfinder (1:25000) map of Kirby Bedon
- Images of Kirby Bedon from Geograph
- St Andrew's Church, Kirby Bedon
- Kirby Bedon on GenukiGENUKIGENUKI is a genealogy web portal, run as a charitable trust. Its aim is "to serve as a "virtual reference library" of genealogical information that is of particular relevance to the UK & Ireland"...
- Kirby Bedon churches on FlickrFlickrFlickr is an image hosting and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community that was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and acquired by Yahoo! in 2005. In addition to being a popular website for users to share and embed personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers to...
- http://www.kirbybedonshortmatbowlsclub.co.uk/ Kirby Bedon Short Mat Bowls Club