Chedgrave
| Chedgrave | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TM364995 |
| Location: | 52°32’30"N, 1°29’12"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,052 (2021) |
| Post town: | Norwich |
| Postcode: | NR14 |
| Dialling code: | 01508 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Norfolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Norfolk |
Chedgrave is a village in Norfolk, found half a mile north of Loddon, from which it is separated by the River Chet, and ten miles south-east of Norfolk.
The village is beside the River Chet, on the A146 road that runs between Norwich and Lowestoft.
The 2021 census recorded Chedgrave's population as 1,052.
History
The name 'Chedgrave' is of Anglo-Saxon origin and likely derives from the Old English for Ceatta's pit or grove.[1]
In the Domesday Book, Chedgrave is described as consisting of 73 households located in the Loddon Hundred. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Ralph Baynard.[2]
All Saints' Church
Chedgrave's parish church is a tower-less church dating from the Twelfth Century, located on Hardley Road which is a Grade I listed building.[3]
All Saints' was heavily restored in both the Georgian and Victorian eras as well as having a brick extension built in the 1990s. The church features an oak door dated to 1819 as well as Continental stained-glass windows which were allegedly extracted from Rouen Cathedral after the French Revolution.[4]
All Saints' Church features a memorial to General John Barrett of the Indian Army who died on 15th October 1880 in Rawalpindi, Punjab.[5]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Chedgrave.
- ↑ Chedgrave in the Domesday Book
- ↑ National Heritage List 1050520: Church of All Saints, Chedgrave (Grade I listing)
- ↑ "Chedgrave". http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/chedgrave/chedgrave.htm.
- ↑ "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Chedgrave". https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Chedgrave.html.