Great Hockham
| Great Hockham | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 Holy Trinity, Great Hockham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TL953926 |
| Location: | 52°29’46"N, 0°52’34"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Thetford |
| Postcode: | IP24 |
| Dialling code: | 01953 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Breckland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Mid Norfolk |
Great Hockham is a village in Norfolk, found eight miles north-east of Thetford and 24| miles south-west of Norwich. The A1075 between Thetford and Dereham passes through the village.
The name of the village is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for 'Hocca's homestead or village'.[1]
History
In the Domesday Book, Hockham is listed as a settlement of 39 households in the Hundred of Shropham. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Roger Bigod.[2]
Hockham Hall was built in 1702 by Philip Ryley and was built on the old site of a mediæval tithe barn.[3]
The remains of the Royal Observer Corps Orlit post are found in the parish, vandalised since it was abandoned.[4]
Holy Trinity Church
Great Hockham's church is located just off Wretham Road and dates from the Fourteenth Century, having been Grade I listed since 1958.[5][6]
The church was restored in the 1950s and was once lavishly decorated, but these decorations were removed during the Reformation. Holy Trinity also features stained-glass depicting the Adoration of the Magi by Charles Eamer Kempe and Christ the Good Shepherd by E.R. Suffling.[7]
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References
- ↑ Place-Names
- ↑ Great Hockham in the Domesday Book
- ↑ "mnf21180 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?mnf21180.
- ↑ "mnf39523 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?mnf39523.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1077572: Church of Holy Trinity, Hockham (Grade I listing)
- ↑ "Great Hock-ham: Holy Trinity" (in en). https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/8025/service-and-events/events-all/.
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/hockham/hockham.htm.