Salhouse
| Salhouse | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 Salhouse village sign | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TG297135 |
| Location: | 52°40’15"N, 1°23’48"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,486 (2011) |
| Post town: | Norwich |
| Postcode: | NR13 |
| Dialling code: | 01603 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Broadland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Broadland and Fakenham |
Salhouse is a village amongst the Norfolk Broads, in Norfolk. It stands to the south of the River Bure and Salhouse Broad, about six miles north-east of Norwich.
The 2011 Census recorded a population of 1,486 in 638 households.
Name
In local dialect, Salhouse may be pronounced "Sayllus",[1] "Sallus/Sallers"[2] or "Sallas".
The village is first recorded in 1291 as Salhus.[3] The first element is believed to derive from Old English salh "sallow",[4] a kind of willow.
The second element is the Old English or Norse hus, meaning 'house'.
Professor Trudgill however argues: "The house in Salhouse has nothing to do with a house. The way we spell Salhouse today is due to what linguists call 'folk etymology'. People have a tendency to try and make sense of words which do not make sense ... The spelling of Salhouse came about because people no longer understood the original name, which was Sallows. Sallow was the ancient name for a kind of willow tree, so Sallows just mean 'place with willow trees'... When Sallows no longer meant anything to people, writing the second part of the word as house made it sound a bit more transparent. But nowadays something else is happening. Because of the spelling, some people are even beginning to pronounce the name like that too: 'Sal-house'. That is not the right way to say it: it should be 'Sallas'."[5]
A further variation on the spelling may be seen as "Psalhous" in 1452.[6]
Churches
All Saints Church, which is thatched and believed to date mainly from the 14th century (little remaining of an older chapel on the site), stands on a hill beside the B1140 Salhouse-Wroxham Road.[7] The church contains among other features an oak rood screen, a unique sacring bell which hangs in the chancel and dates from the reign of Queen Mary, and two coffin lids discovered under the nave floor in 1839 and dated to the 13th century. There is also a red brick Baptist church in Chapel Loke, off Lower Street, which dates from 1802.[8]
Other buildings and facilities
To the west of All Saints Church stands the Grade II listed Salhouse Hall, built in red brick with limestone detailing, was uninhabited for 30 years before being refurbished for cottage rental. Parts of this building may date from the 16th century although it is mostly 18th century with 19th-century Gothic style remodelling.[9]
The village pub is the Bell Inn,[10] a 17th-century public house and the Lodge Inn,[11] which is located halfway between Salhouse and Wroxham.
Salhouse is served by Salhouse railway station, located on the Bittern Line which runs between Norwich and Sheringham by way of Cromer.
Salhouse Broad
The 32-acre Salhouse Broad, lying about half a mile to the north of the village, is privately owned and jointly managed with the local community. It is accessible by boat from the River Bure and via a footpath from the village.
Rackheath Eco Town
During 2008, proposals were made for a controversial new eco-town, to contain over 3,000 homes, to be built in Rackheath and Salhouse. The proposals have attracted much criticism, mainly because it is to be built on a greenfield site, within a mile of The Broads National Park.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Hales, J., and Bennett, W. "Looking at Norfolk" (October 1971), Charles N. Veal & Company
- ↑ Friends of Norfolk Dialect
- ↑ François de Beaurepaire (préf. Marianne Mulon), Les Noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de la Seine-Maritime, Paris, A. et J. Picard, 1979, p.132.
- ↑ De Beaurepaire 132
- ↑ Trudgill, P. "Dialect Matters - Respecting Vernacular Language" (2003) Mousehold Press.
- ↑ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/764 – first entry
- ↑ "Salhouse: All Saints". Salhouse.churchnorfolk.com. http://www.salhouse.churchnorfolk.com/.
- ↑ "Home". Salhousevillage.org.uk. http://www.salhousevillage.org.uk.
- ↑ "Salhouse Hall, Including Schoolroom and Animal Shelters in Courtyard to North - Salhouse - Norfolk - England". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-228198-salhouse-hall-including-schoolroom-and-a.
- ↑ "Salhousebell.co.uk". Salhousebell.co.uk. http://www.salhousebell.co.uk/.
- ↑ "Inn | Guesthouse | En Suite | Weddings | Norfolk". Salhouse Lodge. http://www.salhouselodge.co.uk/.