Corpusty
St Peter's Church, Corpusty
Corpusty is located in Norfolk
Corpusty
Corpusty
Location within Norfolk
Area12.73 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population697 (2011 census)[1]
• Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG114293
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR11
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°49′00″N 1°01′00″E / 52.8167°N 1.0167°E / 52.8167; 1.0167

Corpusty is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Corpusty and Saxthorpe, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England, situated on the River Bure. Corpusty is about sixteen miles from Norwich and six miles (10 km) from Holt.

History

Corpusty's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for raven's path.[2]

In the Domesday Book, Corpusty is recorded as a settlement of 6 households in the hundred of South Erpingham. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of William de Warenne, William de Beaufeu and William d'Ecouis.[3]

The village was once home to Corpusty and Saxthorpe railway station which opened in 1883 as part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway. The station closed in 1959 yet the infrastructure still remains.

Geography

According to the 2011 Census, Corpusty has a population of 2,322 residents living in 1,193 households.[4]

Corpusty falls within the constituency of North Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Duncan Baker MP of the Conservative Party.

St. Peter's Church

Corpusty's parish church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Saint Peter. St. Peter's was significantly remodelled over the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries and subsequently in the Nineteenth Century. By the 1960s, the church began to decline and is now in the care of the Norfolk Churches Trust.[5]

Amenities

Corpusty Primary School is located in the village and operates as part of the Synergy Multi-Academy Trust. In 2022, the school was rated as a 'Good' school by Ofsted.[6]

The Duke's Head in Corpusty is still open and has operated on the site since 1794.[7]

Little London

To the northwest of the village of Corpusty, also on the south side of the River Bure and within the civil parish of Corpusty and Saxthorpe, lies the hamlet of Little London. This comprises one street, which is named The Street (both Corpusty and Saxthorpe also have streets so named).

Civil parish

On 1 April 1935 the parish of Saxthorpe was merged with Corpusty,[8] on 1 April 2007 the parish was renamed "Corpusty & Saxthorpe".[9] In 1931 the parish of Corpusty (prior to the merge) had a population of 434.[10]

War memorial

Corpusty shares a war memorial with Saxthorpe which takes the form of a marble plaque inside St. Andrew's Church. It lists the following names for the First World War:

And, the following for the Second World War:

Notes

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved December 19, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Corpusty
  3. ^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved December 19, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TG1129/corpusty/
  4. ^ Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved December 19, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E05005846
  5. ^ Knott, S. (2022). Retrieved December 19, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/corpusty/corpusty.htm
  6. ^ Ofsted. (2022). Retrieved December 19, 2022. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50192988
  7. ^ Norfolk Public Houses. (2002). Retrieved December 19, 2022. https://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norfolkc/corpusty/corpudh.htm
  8. ^ "Relationships and changes Corpusty AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  9. ^ "North Walsham Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Population statistics Corpusty AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  11. ^ Pye, A. (2017). Retrieved December 19, 2022. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6579632

External links

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Civil parishes of North Norfolk
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