Bexwell
| Bexwell | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
| File:Bexwell-g1.jpg Bexwell St Mary | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF631034 |
| Location: | 52°36’14"N, -0°24’26"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Downham Market |
| Postcode: | PE38 |
| Dialling code: | 01366 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South West Norfolk |
Bexwell is a tiny village in Norfolk, found just outside the swelling edge of Downham Market, a mile east of the town centre, in the county's Clackclose Hundred.
The name Bexwell is of Anglo-Saxon origin[1]
History
The village is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as consisting of 18 households and divided into the estates of Roger Bigod, the Abbey of St. Etheldreda, Henry de Ferrers and Reginald, son of Ivo.[2]
St Mary's Church in Bexwell is one of the 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. It was likely built during the 12th century and contains memorials to Henry Bexwell and Francis Bachcroft within.[3] The church was restored in the 19th century and was further refurbished in the 1980s by local fundraising.[4]
There is also a late 15th century stone barn which stands adjacent to the A1122 King's Lynn to Colchester road. It is likely that this structure was built as a gatehouse to Ryston Hall and was later repurposed as a barn. It was re-roofed in the 20th century. The building is a Grade II listed building.[5]
Bexwell Hall Farmhouse was built in the late 16th century but has been extensively remodelled since. It is a Grade II listed building.[6]
In the 1931 Census, Bexwell had a population of 60.[7] On 1 April 1935, the parish was abolished and merged with Ryston.[8]
Some parts of Bexwell were part of RAF Downham Market during the Second World War.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Bexwell) |
- St Mary's Church
- St Mary's Church: European Round Tower Churches
References
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Bexwell.
- ↑ Bexwell in the Domesday Book
- ↑ "Bexwell". http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/bexwell/bexwell.htm.
- ↑ "St-Mary's-Church-Bexwell - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF2470-St-Mary's-Church-Bexwell.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1077854: Barn North of St Marys Church, Ryston (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1251340: Bexwell Hall Farmhouse, Ryston (Grade II listing)
- ↑ "Population statistics Bexwell AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10068770/cube/TOT_POP. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ↑ "Relationships and changes Bexwell AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10068770. Retrieved 23 September 2022.