Hainford
| Hainford | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church, Hainford | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TG229188 |
| Location: | 52°43’18"N, 1°18’0"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,037 (2021) |
| Post town: | Norwich |
| Postcode: | NR10 |
| Dialling code: | 01603 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Broadland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Broadland and Fakenham |
Hainford (originally Haynford) is a village in Norfolk, five and a half miles south of Aylsham and six and a half miles north of Norwich on the B1354, between Thursford and Saxthorpe.
The name of the village is from the Old English hægan ford, meaning 'enclosure ford.'[1]
The 2021 census recorded a population of 1,037.
History
In the Domesday Book, Hainford is listed as a settlement of 9 households in the Taverham Hundred. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Roger the Poitevin.[2]
Hainford Hall was built in the 18th century and is now derelict.[3] The hall was at one time the property of Jonathan Worrell who owned 139 slaves in Barbados.[4]
During the Second World War, several anti-invasion defences were built in Hainford. Furthermore, a stick of Luftwaffe bombs were dropped in the nearby Waterloo Plantation.
There were two aircraft crashes in Hainford during the Second World War. In 1942, a Bristol Beaufighter of No. 68 Squadron RAF crashed in the parish likely flying from RAF Coltishall[5] and in April 1945 a Consolidated B-24 Liberator of the 458th Bomb Group, 754th Bombardment Squadron crashed in the parish, two of the seven crew survived.[6]
All Saints' Church
Hainford's parish church dates from the 19th century and was built to the designs of John Brown. All Saints' is located outside of the village of Newton Road and has been Grade II listed since 1984.[7]
The ruins of the mediæval All Saints' Church also stands within the parish.[8]
Amenities
The Chequers Pub has stood in the village since 1789. The thatched building burnt down in 1987, which resulted in the death of one firefighter.[9] Christopher 'Sam' William Betts (28) died during the clear up/damping down when a chimney collapsed on him.[10] The pub remains open.[11]
Hainford Church of England Primary School is located within the village which is part of the Harnser Schools Federation. The headteacher is Mr. P. Cross.[12]
Gallery
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The Chequers village pub -
Parish church of All Saints
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hainford) |
References
- ↑ Place-Names
- ↑ Hainford in the Domesday Book
- ↑ National Heritage List 1372956: Hainford Hall
- ↑ "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slavery". https://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/-131609571.
- ↑ "MNF24745 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF24745.
- ↑ "MNF24746 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF24746.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1372957: Church of All Saints (Grade II listing)
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/hainford/hainfordold.htm.
- ↑ "CHEQUERS - HAINFORD". https://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norfolkh/hainford/hainfch.htm.
- ↑ "Fireman killed". The Daily Telegraph (41,194): p. 3. 2 December 1987. SSN 0307-1235.
- ↑ "The Chequers in Hainford". https://www.thechequershainford.co.uk/.
- ↑ "About our School | The Harnser Schools" (in en-GB). https://www.harnserfed.co.uk/hainford-vc-primary-school/about-our-school/.