Field Dalling
| Field Dalling | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
| File:St Andrew's Church, Field Dalling - geograph.org.uk - 1055990.jpg St Andrew's Church, Field Dalling | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TG007390 |
| Location: | 52°54’40"N, 0°59’0"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 299 (2021) |
| Post town: | Holt |
| Postcode: | NR25 |
| Dialling code: | 01328 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Norfolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Norfolk |
Field Dalling is a village in Norfolk, four and a half miles west of Holt and 23 miles north-west of Norwich. The parish of Field Dalling also includes the smaller village of Saxlingham.
Locally, the village's name is pronounced "Field Dawling".[1][2]
History
Dalling's name dates to Anglo-Saxon times and derives from the Old English for the settlement of 'Dalla's people'. The prefix 'field' was added to distinguish it from nearby Wood Dalling, 9.0 miles (14.5 km) to the north-west.[3]
Two possible sites of Roman settlement have been identified within the parish, with artefacts such as coins, pottery and brooches being unearthed which leads to the conclusion that Field Dalling was the site of Roman industrial activity.[4]
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Field Dalling is listed as a settlement of 38 households, divided between the estates of King William I, Alan of Brittany and Roger Bigot.[5]
The Jolly Farmers pub opened in Field Dalling in 1789 and finally closed in 1977, after the death of the last landlord, Charles Cox.[6]
During the Second World War, two spigot mortar emplacements were built in Field Dalling to provide anti-tank weaponry for the Home Guard to resist a potential German invasion of Great Britain.[7]
St. Andrew's Church
Field Dalling's parish church, St Andrew's, stands on Langham Road. Its tower is of the fourteenth century and its nave and chancel from the fifteenth century. St Andrew's is is a Grade I listed building.[8]
The font inside St Andrew's dates from the fifteenth century. The stained glass is largely the work of the Victorian glazier William Warrington, depicting the Good Samaritan, the Parable of the Sower and the Crucifixion.[9]
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References
- ↑ Hales, J., and Bennett, W. "Looking at Norfolk" (October 1971) Charles N. Veal & Company
- ↑ Norfolk Place-Names: Literary Norfolk
- ↑ Place-Names
- ↑ "mnf25251 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?mnf25251.
- ↑ Dalling Field Dalling in the Domesday Book
- ↑ "Jolly Farmers - Field Dalling". https://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norfolkf/fielddalling/fielddjf.htm.
- ↑ "mnf24569 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?mnf24569.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1049788: Church of St Andrew (Grade I listing)
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/fielddalling/fielddalling.htm.