Hempton, Norfolk
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| Hempton | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 Holy Trinity Church, Hempton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF911290 |
| Location: | 52°49’31"N, 0°50’7"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 505 (2011 census) |
| Post town: | Fakenham |
| Postcode: | NR21 |
| Dialling code: | 01328 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Norfolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Norfolk |
Hempton is a village in Norfolk, less than a mile south-west of Fakenham in the north-west of the county, forty miles north-west of Norwich. The village straddles the A1065 between Fakenham and Swaffham.
The village's name means 'Hemma's farm/settlement'.
The Church of the Holy Trinity was built in 1856 by John Henry Hakewill for the Reverend Charles St. Denys Moxon. This church is an important example of a small rural building emerging directly from the Oxford Movement. It has a painted cross suspended above the communion table that was carved by a former Ukrainian prisoner of war. The building is Grade II listed.[1]
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References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1391769: Church of the Holy Trinity, Hempton (Grade II listing)
