Cantley
| Cantley | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 St Margaret's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TG381036 |
| Location: | 52°34’41"N, 1°30’47"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 511 (2021) |
| Post town: | Norwich |
| Postcode: | NR13 |
| Dialling code: | 01493 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Broadland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Broadland and Fakenham |
Cantley is a village in Norfolk, two and a half miles north-west of Reedham, nine miles west of Great Yarmouth and ten miles south-east of Norwich. It is notable for being the site of a major sugar refining factory.
The village, which is now part of the parish of Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood, is on the north bank of the River Yare and is partly within The Broads Special Protection Area. Cantley Marshes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is south-west of the village.
History
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Cantley is recorded as a settlement of 58 households located in the Blofield Hundred. It was part of the estates of the King.[1]
The manor was later split to created Cantley Netherhall and Cantley Uphall.[2][3]
In 1931, the parish had a population of 291.[4] In April 1935, the parish was combined with the parishes of Limpenhoe and Southwood.[5]
Cantley railway station opened in 1844 on the Yarmouth & Norwich Railway. Today, the station lies on the 'Wherry Line' with services to Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Norwich.
Cantley Sugar Factory
In 1912 the Cantley Sugar Factory was founded by the Dutch company Algemene Suikermaatschappij (ASMij). ASMij had been founded in 1908 to concentrate the Dutch beet sugar industry and remove surplus capacity. To achieve this, it also bought the already closed down Dordrecht Sugar Factory. The machinery of this factory was then shipped to England to become part of Cantley Sugar Factory.[6]
The factory was initially unsuccessful and closed down in 1916. After the English Beet Sugar Corporation was founded, Cantley Sugar Factory was reopened in 1920. The site is still in operation today by British Sugar, forming one of the four British sugar processing factories.[7]
St Margaret's Church
Cantley's parish church, St Margaret, dates from the 14th century. The building is Grade II.[8] The church was significantly remodelled in the 19th century.[9]
Within the churchyard are two listed monuments, including a tombstone with a stone coffin lid[10] and a further coffin lid emblazoned with fleur-de-lys.[11]
Outside links
References
- ↑ Cantley in the Domesday Book
- ↑ A History of the County of Norfolk - Volume 7 pp 228-231: Blofield Hundred: Cantley (Victoria County History)
- ↑ Cantley Netherhall Manor; 1189-1925; Cantley, Norfolk, Norfolk Records Office. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ↑ "Population statistics Cantley CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10099912/cube/TOT_POP. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ↑ "Relationships and changes Cantley CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain. http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10099912. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ Bakker, Martijn (1989). Ondernemerschap en vernieuwing. NEHA-Series III. Eindhoven University of Technology. doi:10.6100/IR297656.
- ↑ Arnold, W. (2011). Retrieved 20 November 2022. https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF62074-Cantley-Sugar-Factory
- ↑ National Heritage List 1304803: Church of St Margaret, Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cantley/cantley.htm.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1304772: Tombstone west of St Margaret's Church adjacent to north tower corner, Cantley (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1051450: Tombstone west of St Margaret's Church adjacent to south tower corner, Cantley (Grade II listing)