Great Cressingham
| Great Cressingham | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 St. Michael's Churchyard | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF850015 |
| Location: | 52°33’56"N, 0°45’52"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 439 (2021) |
| Post town: | Thetford |
| Postcode: | IP25 |
| Dialling code: | 01760 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Breckland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South West Norfolk |
Great Cressingham is a village in Norfolk, six miles south of Swaffham and 24 miles west of Norwich. It is along the course of the River Wissey.
The 2021 census recorded Great Cressingham with a population of 439.
History
The village’s name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the larger settlement of Cressa's people.[1]
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Great Cressingham is listed as a settlement of 49 households in the hundred of South Greenhoe. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Count Alan of Brittany, William d'Ecouis, Bishop of Thetford and Ralph de Tosny.[2]
Priory Farm is the former site of a fifteenth century manor house which was owned by the Priory of Norwich.[3]
A school was founded in Great Cressingham in 1840, it was closed in 1992. After its closure, the school was bought by Tom & Sally North who restored the school to its Victorian state and keep it open for educational visits.[4]
The Olde Windmill Inn has been open in the village since 1789.[5][6]
St. Michael's Church
Great Cressingham's parish church, St Michael, dates from the fifteenth century. St. Michael's is on Watton Road and is a Grade I listed building.[7]
St. Michael's features a good range of fifteenth century stained-glass from Norwich and several brass and marble memorials, largely to the Rysle family.[8]
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References
- ↑ Place-Names
- ↑ Cressingham Great Cressingham in the Domesday Book
- ↑ "mnf4687 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?mnf4687.
- ↑ "Victorian School, Great Cressingham Norfolk". https://www.victorianschool.com/.
- ↑ "Windmill - Great Cressingham". https://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norfolkg/gtcressingham/gtcrwm.htm.
- ↑ "The Olde Windmill Inn | Hotel, Restaurant & Pub" (in en-GB). 2020-07-02. https://oldewindmillinn.co.uk/.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1304980: Church Of St Michael, Great Cressingham (Grade I listing)
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/greatcressingham/greatcressingham.htm.