Hainford

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Hainford
All Saints' Church
Hainford is located in Norfolk
Hainford
Hainford
Location within Norfolk
Area2.68 sq mi (6.9 km2)
Population1,037 (2021 census)
• Density387/sq mi (149/km2)
OS grid referenceTG229188
Civil parish
  • Hainford
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR10
Dialling code01603
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°43′18″N 1°18′00″E / 52.721738°N 1.3°E / 52.721738; 1.3

Hainford (originally Haynford) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

Hainford is located 5.6 miles (9.0 km) south of Aylsham and 6.7 miles (10.8 km) north of Norwich.

History

Hainford's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for 'enclosure ford.'[1]

In the Domesday Book, Hainford is listed as a settlement of 9 households hundred of Taverham. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Roger the Poitevin.[2]

Hainford Hall was built in the Eighteenth Century and is now derelict.[3] The hall was at one time the property of Jonathan Worrell who owned 139 enslaved people 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 in an attempt to hit Stratton Strawless Hall which was being used as a radar installation at the time.[5]

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[6] 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.[7]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Hainford has a population of 1,037 people which shows an increase from the 989 people recorded in the 2011 census.[8]

The B1354, between Thursford and Saxthorpe, passes through the village.

All Saints' Church

Hainford's parish church dates from the Nineteenth 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.[9] The church holds Sunday services most weeks.[10]

The ruins of the medieval All Saints' Church also stands within the parish.[11]

Amenities

The Chequers Pub has stood in the village since 1789 and burnt down in 1987, which allegedly resulted in the death of one firefighter.[12] The pub remains open.[13]

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.[14]

Governance

Hainford is part of the electoral ward of Hevingham for local elections and is part of the district of Broadland.

The village's national constituency is Broadland and Fakenham which has been represented by the Conservative Party's Jerome Mayhew MP since 2019.

War Memorial

Hainford War Memorial is a stone calvary cross with an octagonal shaft[15] which lists the following names for the First World War:[16]

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Burial/Commemoration
Capt. Douglas G. Rooke Coldstream Guards 2 Nov. 1918 Staglieno Cemetery
St1C Frederick T. Ulph HMS Begonia 29 Mar. 1916 Portsmouth Naval Memorial
St1C Arthur J. Larwood HMS Marmion 21 Oct. 1917 Chatham Naval Memorial
Cpl. William A. Tallowin Water Transport, Royal Engineers 17 Sep. 1918 St. Omer Cemetery
LCpl. Frederick Smithson 10th Bn., Queen's Royal Regiment 28 Apr. 1918 Esquelbecq Cemetery
Gnr. Arthur J. Fiddy 87th Bde., Royal Field Artillery 15 Dec. 1918 Dernancourt Cemetery
Gnr. Arthur J. Howard 104th Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery 21 May 1916 Basra Memorial
Gnr. Cornelius Skipper 293rd Bty., R.G.A. 12 Oct. 1917 Dozinghem Cemetery
Pte. John T. Coleman 36th Bn., Australian Imperial Force 10 Jan. 1917 All Saints' Churchyard
Pte. Arthur J. Earl 10th Bn., Essex Regiment 6 Apr. 1918 Hangard Cemetery
Pte. George W. Wright 14th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment 21 Aug. 1917 Villers-Faucon Cemetery
Pte. Robert J. Haines 144th Coy., Labour Corps 19 Mar. 1918 Oxford Road Cemetery
Pte. Stanley E. Curson 4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 19 Apr. 1917 Jerusalem Memorial
Pte. John Fiddy 7th Bn., Norfolk Regt. 27 Aug. 1917 Monchy-le-Preux Cemetery
Pte. Sidney Howard 7th Bn., Norfolk Regt. 5 Dec. 1917 Honnechy Cemetery
Pte. Edward Smith 7th Bn., Norfolk Regt. 7 May 1917 Arras Memorial
Pte. M. Norman Larwood 8th Bn., Norfolk Regt. 19 Jul. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte. Ivan S. Woodcock 10th Bn., Norfolk Regt. 3 Jun. 1916 All Saints' Churchyard
Pte. George H. Ulph 12th Bn., Norfolk Regt. 6 Apr. 1918 Jerusalem War Cemetery
Pte. Alfred W. Burton 1st Bn., North Staffordshire Regt. 14 Mar. 1915 Cite Bonjean Cemetery
Pte. Arthur W. Royal 8th Bn., Queen's Own Regiment 22 Mar. 1918 Pozières Memorial
Pte. Herbert Furness 2/7th Bn., Sherwood Foresters 21 Mar. 1918 Arras Memorial
Pte. Frank E. Furness 21st Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment 29 Mar. 1918 Mindel Trench Cemetery
Pte. Frank Howard 2/7th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment 10 Oct. 1916 Loos Memorial
Pte. Edward G. Daynes 1st Bn., Yorkshire Regiment 16 Jan. 1917 Hollybrook Memorial
St2C Frederick T. Royal HMS Pembroke II 23 Oct. 1918 Woodlands Cemetery
Tel. Allen J. Cory HMS Queen Mary 31 May 1916 Chatham Naval Memorial

The following names were added following the Second World War:

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Burial/Commemoration
2Lt. William P. Harvey MiD Malay States Volunteer Force 18 Sep. 1942 Kranji War Memorial
FSgt. Malcolm Lewin No. 172 (Coastal) Squadron RAF 27 Jun. 1944 Runnymede Memorial
LCpl. John T. Skitmore Royal Corps of Signals att. 3 Div. 17 Oct. 1944 Mook War Cemetery
Dvr. Stanley J. Howard 560 Coy., Royal Engineers 21 Aug. 1943 Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
Pte. Arthur N. Luff 6th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment 10 Jun. 1943 Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
  • The Chequers village pub
    The Chequers village pub
  • Parish church of All Saints
    Parish church of All Saints

References

  1. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Hainford | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  3. ^ Historic England. "HAINFORD HALL, Hainford (1372956)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Summary of Individual | Legacies of British Slavery". wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  5. ^ "MNF12269 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  6. ^ "MNF24745 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  7. ^ "MNF24746 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Hainford (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  9. ^ Historic England. "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Hainford (1372957)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Hainford: All Saints". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  12. ^ "CHEQUERS - HAINFORD". www.norfolkpubs.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  13. ^ "The Chequers in Hainford". www.thechequershainford.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  14. ^ "About our School | The Harnser Schools". Harnser Schools. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  15. ^ Historic England. "Hainford War Memorial, Hainford (1449648)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2025.

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