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'''Edingthorpe''' is a small village in the county of [[Norfolk]], [[England]], about 10 miles south-east of [[Cromer]]. Edingthorpe civil parish was added to Bacton civil parish under the County of Norfolk Review Order, 1935.
'''Edingthorpe''' is a small village and former [[civil parish]], now in the parish of [[Bacton, Norfolk|Bacton]], in the [[North Norfolk]] district, in the county of [[Norfolk]], England. The village is located {{convert|10|mi}} south-east of [[Cromer]] and {{convert|18|mi}} north-east of [[Norwich]]. In 1931 the parish had a population of 213.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10092528/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Edingthorpe AP/CP through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=2 October 2022}}</ref> On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Bacton<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10092528|title=Relationships and changes Edingthorpe AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=2 October 2022}}</ref> under the County of Norfolk Review Order, 1935.


==History==
Its church, All Saints, is one of 124 existing [[round-tower church]]es in [[Norfolk]].
Edingthorpe's name is of mixed [[Anglo-Saxon]] and [[Vikings|Viking]] origin and derives from an amalgamation of the [[Old English]] and [[Old Norse]] for Eadgyth's or Eadgifu's farmstead or settlement. The etymology of Edingthorpe is unusual because both Eadgyth and Eadgifu are feminine names.<ref> University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved December 28, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Edingthorpe </ref>


Edingthorpe is not listed in the [[Domesday Book]].<ref> Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved December 28, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/map/ </ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.roundtowerchurches.de/Karte/A5/Edingthorpe_All_Saints/edingthorpe_all_saints.html Website with photos of Edingthorpe All Saints]


==Geography==
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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
Edingthorpe falls within the [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituency]] of [[North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|North Norfolk]] and is represented at [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] by [[Duncan Baker|Duncan Baker MP]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. For the purposes of Local Government, Edingthorpe is in the district of [[North Norfolk]].


==All Saints' Church==
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Edingthorpe's church is one of [[Norfolk|Norfolk's]] remaining 124 [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[round-tower church|round tower churches]]. All Saints' is largely a remnant of the Fourteenth Century with evident Twelfth Century foundations, the church also features examples of a Fourteenth Century painting of [[Saint Christopher]].
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''"It has a very special dignity and simplicity, standing there on its low hill above the harvest fields as though it were the faithful servant of the life around it."''- [[Siegfried Sassoon]] on All Saints' Church, Edingthorpe<ref> Knott, S. (2019). Retrieved December 28, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/edingthorpe/edingthorpe.htm </ref>

==War memorial==
Edingthorpe's war memorial takes the form of an inscription on a wooden altar rail inside All Saints' Church, with the fallen for the [[First World War]] also inscribed on the roof beams of the Churchyard's lynch gate. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:
* L-Cpl. Bernard J. Muriel (d.1915), 1st Battalion, [[Essex Regiment]]
* John Childs
* Reginald Harvey
* Walter Pye
* Robert Scott
* George Spinks
* Frederick Watts<ref> Steed, H. (2021). Retrieved December 28, 2022. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7014617 </ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Former civil parishes in Norfolk]]
[[Category:North Norfolk]]

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Edingthorpe
All Saints' Church, Edingthorpe
Edingthorpe is located in Norfolk
Edingthorpe
Edingthorpe
Location within Norfolk
OS grid referenceTG319327
• London114 miles (183 km)
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR28
Dialling code01692
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°50′N 1°26′E / 52.83°N 1.44°E / 52.83; 1.44

Edingthorpe is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bacton, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. The village is located 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Cromer and 18 miles (29 km) north-east of Norwich. In 1931 the parish had a population of 213.[1] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Bacton[2] under the County of Norfolk Review Order, 1935.

History

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Edingthorpe's name is of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin and derives from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for Eadgyth's or Eadgifu's farmstead or settlement. The etymology of Edingthorpe is unusual because both Eadgyth and Eadgifu are feminine names.[3]

Edingthorpe is not listed in the Domesday Book.[4]

Geography

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Edingthorpe falls within the constituency of North Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Duncan Baker MP of the Conservative Party. For the purposes of Local Government, Edingthorpe is in the district of North Norfolk.

All Saints' Church

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Edingthorpe's church is one of Norfolk's remaining 124 Anglo-Saxon round tower churches. All Saints' is largely a remnant of the Fourteenth Century with evident Twelfth Century foundations, the church also features examples of a Fourteenth Century painting of Saint Christopher.

"It has a very special dignity and simplicity, standing there on its low hill above the harvest fields as though it were the faithful servant of the life around it."- Siegfried Sassoon on All Saints' Church, Edingthorpe[5]

War memorial

[edit]

Edingthorpe's war memorial takes the form of an inscription on a wooden altar rail inside All Saints' Church, with the fallen for the First World War also inscribed on the roof beams of the Churchyard's lynch gate. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:

  • L-Cpl. Bernard J. Muriel (d.1915), 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment
  • John Childs
  • Reginald Harvey
  • Walter Pye
  • Robert Scott
  • George Spinks
  • Frederick Watts[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Population statistics Edingthorpe AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Edingthorpe AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved December 28, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Edingthorpe
  4. ^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved December 28, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/map/
  5. ^ Knott, S. (2019). Retrieved December 28, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/edingthorpe/edingthorpe.htm
  6. ^ Steed, H. (2021). Retrieved December 28, 2022. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7014617
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