South Pickenham
South Pickenham[1] 52°36′14″N 0°44′31″E / 52.60389°N 0.74194°E is a small village in the Breckland district of mid Norfolk, East Anglia, England. It has an area of 758 hectares (2.93 square miles), an estimated population of 85 as of UK census 2001 and a Parish Council Tax (Band D) 1st April 2007 of £28.75[2]. It was once in the Hundred of South Greenhoe.[3][4][5]
The village is about 4 miles south east of Swaffham and 2 miles from its sister village North Pickenham. The village is centered around Pickenham Hall [6], still the landlord for much of the village, which is owned by the Packiri family. The original hall was designed by William Donthorne but between 1902 and 1905 architect Robert Weir Schultz[7] extensively rebuilt and enlarged the hall, incorporating the previous house, in the style of the Arts and Crafts movement.
The military training area Stanta lies to the south of the parish.
The beautiful and historic church, All Saints [8] [9], is one of only 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk, 185 nationwide and 5 within a 9 mile radius.[10]
The restored church of Saint Mary's at Houghton on the Hill[11] [12] is nearby. Historically part of North Pickenham since 1725,[13] a Pastoral Order was raised transferring it to South Pickenham as a Chapel of Ease in 1992.
The 46 mile Peddars Way runs to the east, within the parish boundaries, aside the course of the River Wissey.
South Pickenham Estate Co. Ltd., a large arable and livestock farming company, is based in the village.
Old postcards of both South and North Pickenham.[14]
Some historical data from 1854.[15]
Gallery
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All Saints CofE church
References and external links
Links to related websites:
- ^ Geograph pictures
- ^ Breckland Yearbook
- ^ GenUKI
- ^ The Beauties of England and Wales
- ^ A General History of the County of Norfolk
- ^ Pickenham Hall
- ^ Robert Weir Schultz
- ^ All Saints
- ^ Round Tower Churches pictures of All Saints
- ^ Five towers within a 9 mile radius
- ^ Saint Mary's
- ^ Comprehensive St. Mary's .pdf file
- ^ Necton All Saints church website
- ^ Old postcards
- ^ Francis White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk 1854
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