Geldeston
| Geldeston | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 St Michael's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TM390914 |
| Location: | 52°28’6"N, 1°31’6"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 407 (2021) |
| Post town: | Beccles |
| Postcode: | NR34 |
| Dialling code: | 01508 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Norfolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Waveney Valley |
Geldeston is a village in Norfolk, two and a half miles north-west of Beccles and 14.0 miles (22.5 km) south-east of Norwich, on the north bank of the River Waveney.
The name of the village is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Gyldi's farmstead or settlement.[1]
The 2021 census recorded Geldeston's population as 407.
History
Geldeston is not listed in the Domesday Book.
In Geldeston, close to the green, is a crinkle crankle wall; a design most commonly found in Suffolk.[2]
In 1777, Geldeston Hall was built as the home of the Kerrich family and it remained in the same family until 1930. Today, the hall is divided into several separate dwellings.[3]
St. Michael's Church
Geldeston's parish church, St Michael's, is one of Norfolk's 124 remaining round-tower churches. It is a Grade II listed building.[4] It stands outside of the village on Yarmouth Road.
The church dates from the twelfth century. It was significantly remodelled in the mid-nineteenth century based on the designs of Thomas Penrice and J. L. Clemence, with stained-glass depicting the Risen Christ installed by Leonard Walker in the mid-Twentieth Century.[5]
About the village
The village hall was originally opened in 1924. It underwent significant renovation from 2016 onwards and is now a registered charity.[6]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Geldeston) |
- Geldeston Village Hall
- Geldeston Village, Norfolk
- St Michael's: European Round Tower Churches
Refrences
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Geldeston.
- ↑ "The Crinkle-Crankle Walls of Suffolk". https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/10/the-crinkle-crankle-walls-of-suffolk.html.
- ↑ "MNF10666 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF10666.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1153255: Church Of St. Michael And All Angels, Geldeston (Grade II listing)
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/geldeston/geldeston.htm.
- ↑ "Geldeston Village Hall history page | Opened 1924 | 95 years old". https://geldestonvillagehall.co.uk/history-at-geldeston-village-hall.html.