Halvergate
| Halvergate | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 Primitive Methodist Chapel, Halvergate | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TG424070 |
| Location: | 52°36’25"N, 1°34’44"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 585 (2021) |
| Post town: | Norwich |
| Postcode: | NR13 |
| Dialling code: | 01493 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Broadland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Broadland and Fakenham |
Halvergate is a village in Norfolk, standing between the Rivers Bure and Yare, three miles south-east of Acle and twelve miles east of Norwich.. The civil parish also includes the hamlet of Tunstall.
The village's name is of derives from the Old English for the land costing half a heriot (a death duty of military equipment).[1]
The 2021 census recorded Halvergate with a population of 585.
History
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Halvergate is listed as a settlement of 69 households and as part of the East Anglian estates of the King.[2]
Halvergate Hall was built in 1840 for Sir Cyrus Gillet.[3]
Stracey Arms Windpump was built in 1883 to drain water from the surrounding marshland into the River Bure. The mill ceased working in 1946 but was used as a fortified pillbox during the Second World War. The mill briefly operated as a tea room which closed in 2024.[4]
Mutton's Mill was originally known as Manor Mill but was eventually named after the last mill keeper, Fred Mutton.[5]
In 1944, a Consolidated B-24 Liberator of the 466th Bombardment Group crashed in the parish after taking-off from RAF Attlebridge, killing all of its crew. A group of enthusiasts excavated the wreck in 1979 and were startled to discover the bomb load still in place.[6]
Church of St Peter & St. Paul
Halvergate's parish church is St Peter and St Paul, on The Street. It dates from the fifteenth century, and is a Grade I listed building.[7] The church is no longer open for Sunday services.[8]
The church was renovated several times during the Victorian era, most notably in the 1870s by Richard Phipson. Despite this, there is still some surviving fifteenth century stained-glass windows.[9]
About the village
Halvergate is within The Broads National Park and is close to Halvergate Marshes, a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The Weavers' Way footpath passes through the village.
Acle & Halvergate Cricket Club play home games at the Queen Elizabeth II Fields close to the village. The club operates several teams including a youth setup with the First XI playing in the Premier Division of the Norfolk Cricket Alliance.[10]
The Red Lion Pub has been open in the village since at least 1789.[11] The pub remains open.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Halvergate) |
References
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Halvergate.
- ↑ Halvergate in the Domesday Book
- ↑ "MNF48179 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF48179.
- ↑ "Norfolk Mills - Tunstall Stracey Arms drainage windmill". https://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/WindmillsD/tunstall-stracey-arms-drainage.html.
- ↑ "Norfolk Mills - Halvergate Mutton's drainage windmill". https://norfolkmills.co.uk/WindmillsD/halvergate-muttons-drainage.html.
- ↑ "MNF15358 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF15358.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1152737: Church of St Peter and St Paul (Grade I listing)
- ↑ "Halvergate: St Peter & St Paul" (in en). https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10026/service-and-events/events-all/.
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/halvergate/halvergate.htm.
- ↑ "Acle CC". https://acle.play-cricket.com/Teams/76442.
- ↑ "RED LION - HALVERGATE". https://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norfolkh/halvergate/halverl.htm.